I did see Inherit The Wind, thanks for providing more facts about the actual case. (Reply #49)

In the discussion thread: They hate(d) FDR because he was right. Until America gets back to these principles, it is screwed. [View all]

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Thu Oct 2, 2014, 12:09 PM

sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)

49. I did see Inherit The Wind, thanks for providing more facts about the actual case.

I agree about Bryan's words at the end of the trial. Especially his references to mankind being insignificant as individuals and only significant when they 'attach themselves to a cause'. Reminds me of Shakespeare take on the same subject:

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

So there never was any chance of jail time. I didn't know that. Too bad movies don't stick to facts which are just as interesting as the embellisments.

Thanks again for all the information and the links, which I will read.

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57 replies	Author	Time	Post
They hate(d) FDR because he was right. Until America gets back to these principles, it is screwed. [View all]	Triana	Sep 2014	OP
As long as people sit on their butts watching foxxxxx news	newfie11	Sep 2014	#1
The ruling elites in this country that hated FDR	deutsey	Sep 2014	#2
And the names involved are still around.	hobbit709	Sep 2014	#3
And they're still robbing us..	freebrew	Sep 2014	#7
K & R !!!	WillyT	Sep 2014	#4
Those principles will likely never be permitted to happen again. nt	NorthCarolina	Sep 2014	#5
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good (TM)	FlatStanley	Sep 2014	#6
TPTB have had their coup.	dotymed	Sep 2014	#8
Dems and repukes won't let it happen. There's too much money to be had for both parties.	L0oniX	Sep 2014	#12
I love Bernie, but he has no chance...	Moostache	Sep 2014	#15
Exactly...only an idealist would think otherwise	VanillaRhapsody	Sep 2014	#26
Yes,	dotymed	Oct 2014	#43
and I am the realist	VanillaRhapsody	Oct 2014	#44
Most voters don't know who Bernie is yet.	protect our future	Oct 2014	#52
Republicans have been trying to undo "the New Deal" since it came into existence...	world wide wally	Sep 2014	#9
Eisenhower thought that attempts to undo the New Deal	hifiguy	Sep 2014	#21
That's what you get when you screw teachers and saddle students with huge debt!	cascadiance	Sep 2014	#23
The plan to dumb down the American populace	hifiguy	Sep 2014	#24
Alright, i'll give you Eisenhower, but that's it.	world wide wally	Sep 2014	#30
Wonderful quote!	NCarolinawoman	Sep 2014	#36
It's some what a false equivalency to compare FDR to any post FDR Dem POTUS.	L0oniX	Sep 2014	#10
There was an internet email going around a couple years back. It listed a whole	brewens	Sep 2014	#11
Most of that is from the 50's which was the only time one person working could support a family.	L0oniX	Sep 2014	#13
That is fine in non-globalized world and USA enjoyed a substantial technology advantage over every	srican69	Sep 2014	#14
This was not always true either...	Moostache	Sep 2014	#16
The world has been global since we dumped Chinese tea into the Boston Harbour.	grahamhgreen	Sep 2014	#17
Arithmetic	BrotherIvan	Sep 2014	#27
Nothing but win....	blackspade	Sep 2014	#18
FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights	Dont call me Shirley	Sep 2014	#19
We need new leadership that has the courage to stand up the way he did then...	cascadiance	Sep 2014	#20
Would rec this a million times if I could	hifiguy	Sep 2014	#22
Same here -- Even Newt Gingrich admitted he was the greatest president of the 20th Century	whathehell	Oct 2014	#40
Hell, even our modern day sell-outs, the "Democratic Party," runs screaming away from FDR. They're	blkmusclmachine	Sep 2014	#25
The Right Wing believes it's all about cutting taxes....	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2014	#28
FDR	turbinetree	Sep 2014	#29
He was the last real Democrat. n/t	sabrina 1	Sep 2014	#31
In 2009, National historians named FDR as the 3rd Greatest President in American History	whathehell	Oct 2014	#38
Wish he had lived a little longer. But imagine if he had never been president	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#45
Me too. As to your question, yes, we would be living in a completely	whathehell	Oct 2014	#48
Yes, that is merely another talking point to put down anyone who makes today's	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#50
Agreed on all counts -- No "democrat" seeks to take apart FDR's New Deal	whathehell	Oct 2014	#51
That had been the position of the Democratic Party since 1896	happyslug	Sep 2014	#32
What a great post, thank you. Like everything worth while, nothing happens overnight	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#46
The Scoopes Monkey trial, all Democrats.	happyslug	Oct 2014	#47
I did see Inherit The Wind, thanks for providing more facts about the actual case.	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#49
The Movie was an attack on McCarthyism, something Byran also opposed	happyslug	Oct 2014	#53
The best customer for American industry is now	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Sep 2014	#33
My dad was a union member, paid off his home in 10 years, took us on airline vacations twice a year,	Snarkoleptic	Sep 2014	#34
Wow. The irony of your dad's beliefs...	Triana	Sep 2014	#35
+100 n/t	whathehell	Oct 2014	#37
Top years for GDP growth	tuhaybey	Oct 2014	#39
K & R	defacto7	Oct 2014	#41
Thats the REAL bottom line	ErikJ	Oct 2014	#42
That quote is about as anti-MBA as any I have heard	rock	Oct 2014	#54
Deming, "Your Quality is set by your worse input".	happyslug	Oct 2014	#55
Excellent. That's a very smart analysis.	rock	Oct 2014	#56
kick	Electric Monk	Oct 2014	#57

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