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Old 07-06-2020, 06:59 AM
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Woodrow Wilson deserves all the opprobrium being heaped on him. Far from being a great president, he was an unabashed racist who re-segregated the U.S. civil service and thought the wrong side had won the civil war. Both his writings and contemporary reporting verify that.

I think it's inappropriate to judge a historical figure by today's standards "Washington and Jefferson owned slaves, so all the great things they did must be erased." It is quite another to judge a historical figure by standards existing when the person was alive, and by that measure Wilson fails.
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Old 07-06-2020, 07:08 AM
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I don't think a lot of people on this thread really "get it". The times they are a changing and it's about time! Little things mean a lot.
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Old 07-06-2020, 07:33 AM
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Your post is satire ?
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Old 07-06-2020, 07:43 AM
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I would think that those who applaud Gov. Murphy's "bold" move would wish to re-locate to the state of New Jersey where they could live in peace and harmony under the leadership of such a benevolent lockdown despot. It seems to me to be hypocritical to sacrifice principle for just a few rays of sunshine.
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Old 07-06-2020, 07:44 AM
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Yep, that should do it! What a brave thing to do.....that desk never knew what hit it.
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Old 07-06-2020, 08:02 AM
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I graduated from Wilson high school. Yknow, readin, writin, racism.
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Old 07-06-2020, 08:03 AM
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yep, that should do it! What a brave thing to do.....that desk never knew what hit it.
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