And he refused the opportunity to be a monarch in this country. He chose democracy and gave the power back to the people so they could choose their leaders in a free and fair election, considering the cultural differences between then and now.
Now, we have dictator wannabe a party of complicit wimps
How in the ever loving fuck did we get to this point? The horror of Trump and the craven feckless weakness and incompetence of Rubio, Noem, Hegseth, Bondi, Patel, and that neutered Republican Party (that I left), are about as blankety corrupt, cruel and traitorous as they come.
It was actually the British Parliament but that doesn't sound so good,the UK hasn't had a King with the equivalent power of a modern American President for 400 years
In 1781 the Continental Army had defeated the army of the king and established a nation based on the principle that all men were created equal and had a right to have a say in the government under which they lived....
Compare this to the current shenanigans of KKKing $$Trump..
He was OPPOSED to political parties, saying it could lead to one political party becoming entrenched in all 3 branches of government and turning it into an autocracy.
If we're being entirely honest Washington had no problem with the King or living under his rule. Paying taxes ... well, that was an entirely different issue ...
He served in the army of a king and fought for a king. But the king said "we won't steal native land and you'll have to pay taxes" and that was a step too far.
Democrats put him in office. After an inept President and Dumbo there was no other choice because we didn’t have a Primary. No one was confident with the Democrat party anymore.
100% The only time I voted D was against Trump. He should be universally rejected by all good people. He is outside the boundaries of democracy, and the Republican party failed us all by allowing him in.
Wrong is wrong. You can paint it heliotrope, call it the Marianas Trench or spray it with Glade room freshener (Vanilla lavender), it is STILL stick-bone, stone-swamp, gator-ass WRONG!
No future democratic president can celebrate any form of military’s birthday even if they share it. Because that’s acting like a king if you do that. They have to choose a different day to celebrate it or celebrate it on either Memorial Day or Veterans Day. Or don’t celebrate it at all.
I’m saying it’s good to celebrate the 250Th anniversary of our military. Maybe Obama and any other democratic president can’t celebrate their birthday if they choose to celebrate the military birthday on that day. They’ll have to celebrate it on a different day.
It’s not to celebrate one man. Just because it happens on his birthday doesn’t mean jackshit. It would be just as bad if it happened on Obama or Biden’s birthday. Because that would also be hijacking it and celebrating one man if it happened on their birthday as well.
This is exactly to worship Donald Trump. It's different than other days which were to recognize military accomplishments. Civil War 1865 parade army decommissioned. War was over. WW1 200K came home. WW2.
Same. 1991 after 1rst Iraq War. We had won. This is completely different. It's for Trump.
Except he didn't fight a king. That's an American myth. He actually fought the British government under the leadership of prime minister Lord North and the British Parliament. British monarchs were stripped of their power a hundred years before the American Revolution.
No, not at all. They refer directly to George III as a tyrant (which he wasn't) and the entire myth is based on rejecting a king in order to create a republic. The myth is understandable in that it was presumably designed to unite people behind the new state.
It’s crazy to think what I remember from school was that they were still under total monarchy. I did a quick look up and man did I learn something new today. Turns out by that time of the American revolution, they had lost a good part of their power. (magna carta, English civil war)
George Washington fought a government in order to help create a government that was designed insanely closely to replicate the one they just fought ffs (just with the bourgeois and the slavers at the top). The govt is functioning how it was designed.
Yes and that was basically George’s major accomplishment, apart from sneak attacking Prussians on a holy day, was slaughtering natives. In a sad turn of events, he was too busy hoarding (like a king) to pay his soldiers so his great idea was to give them all the native Americans land Fuck George
He fought a government he'd previously been a general for in the name of personal enrichment and the expansion of territory into native lands that the government had forbidden. There were radical thinkers amongst the "founding fathers", but he wasn't one of them.
Speaking of personal enrichment, I’m fairly convinced George never had sex with Martha. It was just a classic protestant ethic business relationship at best
This is true. He rejected party affiliation, believing he was above all that. But since he surrounded himself with Federalists, forerunners of today’s Republican Party, it’s safe to assume he was one.
He also stole teeth from his slaves because he was such a freaking narcissist he had to have the “ ideal jawline” so he STOLE HUMAN TEETH!!!
Let’s stop with this freak of nature.
Remember that the Declaration started as a response to a King and Constitution was a compromise that at least stated "what is possible" not what it was.
Most days it is impossible to think of anything good about Trump. I thought these vaccines and the speed at which they were produced was a good thing about Trump 1.0. Now these too are being demonized.
Folks, you can do better than speculate about what GW did, said, or thought. You can go here and read his correspondence https://founders.archives.gov/
Having been taught that he was an intellectually unimpressive, conservative, slave owner, I was surprised to learn that he sacrificed for 8.5 years to create a representative republic and, like other Virginians, owned slaves but hated slavery.
When he rejected his Army's push that he become king, he resigned his commission and went home. No rebel leader before or since surrendered power for the principle of democracy.
Thank you!
I hope people beyond Bluesky learn our history!
Washington abhorred political parties, deliberately choose people for his cabinet who would disagree, and above all refused to keep power despite his massive popularity.
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Hey, how if you Americans want to watch a military parade in honour of a king check out Trooping the Colour, we've been doing it for years. Don't start your own it will only look like a temu version of what North Korea does.
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He quit being president after two terms....he armed former slaves and let them have freedom if they served (a big no, no to other slave owners) and he smacked down Granny Gates attempt to crown himself king so i would say you're full of it.
George Washington was a land stealing slave owner. He owned hundreds of slaves for five decades. He "freed" them in his will, but only once his wife died and no longer needed to parasite off them.
Well, yeah, but the internet has long since stopped pretending historical figures were perfect. Our best choice is should look at what they DID do right so that we can do even better.
Problem is, the pendulum has swung to the side of the population that only cares about themselves, dislike anyone different than them and are poorly educated. They are easy to fool and don’t want to be enlightened.
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Washington gave up power twice. After the Revolution, he resigned his military commission to the Continental Congress on 12/23/83, demonstrating his commitment to civilian control of the military & his dedication to the new republic. After 2 terms as president he did not seek re-election.
It was before vaccines and plumbing but can you imagine what it felt like to accomplish the overthrow of tyrants and the establishment of we the people - how do you thank these men and women - they faced death for liberty …..
Attempted coup, incited armed insurrection to fraudulently alter who won the electoral college vote. Disappearing people without due process to a foreign gulag, defying the judicial branch of the federal government, unprecedented power grab, and you can't admit plain facts.
I would say you actually can’t be a Democrat and say no to tyranny, give how Democrat “resistance” to Trump involves filibustering a bill you end up voting for…
Washington fought a king. Today, the US funds Zionist tyranny, bombs Muslims, and calls resistance “terror.” You don’t need to be a Democrat—you just need a spine. #NoToTyranny #GazaGenocide #USImperialism
How’s that working out for you? You guys need to educate yourselves on political systems. I’m highly critical of the monarchy we have in the commonwealth but thank fuck it protects us from the government system the USA has.
Learn how your system has lead to a tyrant being in charge.
Better to have a powerless king than an elected dictator with the powers of an absolute monarch.
Americans don't see the irony that they fought a king, only to be stuck with a system where their leader holds immense personal power and is completely unaccountable.
I think the “no parties” ideas at the time was never going to work, but the statement he made in stepping down was bigger than I think we really realize now.
American mythology. Washington fought the British parliament and abolitionism as there hasn't been a true monarch since the Glorious Revolution of 1688 - all figureheads since then including King George., There were rumblings of abolishing slavery in 1775 but the colonies wanted to keep slaves.
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He slaughtered natives for that King until he knew he could only carry on slaughtering them if he got rid of the King...your founders were the same fucking trash you have in power now.
Lately I have newfound appreciation for George Washington.
Having all that power and instead of declaring himself a King ( which he could easily do)
he created the best Democracy in the world.
No! You can be Republican or live in a red state to say YES to tyranny! Apparently they were ready and willing to hand over hard fought for rights to a megalomaniac sadist voyeur. Apply the cruelty then watch what happens. Record it rewind to watch the violent parts. U know like J6 all over again.
Considering you have Republican zealots who have literally said Communism before Democrats. I don't think it matters to the people Faux news has brainwashed over 30 years of saying OMG Dems are evil. It really boils down to that: Training a gen to hate.
I can see how they are concerned about Trump trying to install a dynasty but that’s along the lines of a tyrant. So I appreciate the sentiment of the slogan.
George Washington would have signed the executions of the communists who funded and organized the anti-Democracy "NO KINGS" movement.
Donald Trump, with a mandate from GOD, was elected president in the 2024 election, winning the electoral vote, popular vote and every battleground state.
"The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension...is itself a frightful despotism." - Washington's Farewell Address
To be honest, that King was fighting the French, Spanish and every other Tom, Dick and Harry at the same time. He did pop back in 1812 though, and burn your White House down 🤷🏼♂️
I lean right on certain issues but the fact is that the Republican Party is not a group of conservatives, it’s a bunch of extremists. They are not the victorious abolitionists anymore, they are corporate goons, and worse.
Funny how the country that has no king also has the least amount of freedoms. I mean, sure, "it's in the constitution" or whatever, but from where I'm sitting it looks like you couldn't give less of a shit about the constitution unless it benefits you specifically.
Actually, the king was mentally incompetent at the time, and his 'second in command' 'PM' was a parochially minded bigot and political numpty.
So, completely different.
In retrospect, the obsession with fighting a King might have been a mistake? If you hadn’t rebelled you could be a functioning democracy like Canada, New Zealand & Australia. Just an observation
1. Trump wasn't the only official elected to office. We have checks & balances & a separation of powers in our government.
2. Trump is violating the Constitution.
3. Trump didn't even win 50% of the popular vote. 49.8%.
4. 3rd election, avg 47.6% of vote, cumulatively lost pop vote by 7.5M votes
Tyranny is opposing democracy, and Trump won the number one democratic election in the country. Opposing the policies Trump ran on, the policies the nation voted for, is tyranny.
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Thankfully, he failed
Now, we have dictator wannabe a party of complicit wimps
It’s nothing like a party
Republicans are Evil!
Fight for FREEDOM and EQUALITY, not a party full of old perverts.
Compare this to the current shenanigans of KKKing $$Trump..
Ironic.
Same. 1991 after 1rst Iraq War. We had won. This is completely different. It's for Trump.
English Civil Wars, 1642-1651
Execution of Charles 1st for treason after he attempted to usurp parliamentary power prompting the Civil Wars, 1649
Glorious Revolution, 1688
Bill of Rights, 1689
There were existing treaties which restricted European expansion westward.
So this man decided to create a new nation so he could ignore those treaties because he hadn't done enough genocide for his liking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_y3sqyfNuY&list=PLFPFMnHOxTF0Wu54IbH2wOec8xpAE0QLM
Let’s stop with this freak of nature.
Examine John Adams and his son
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_y3sqyfNuY&list=PLFPFMnHOxTF0Wu54IbH2wOec8xpAE0QLM
Trivium was trivial to them and Latin was second language
BTW John Adams was the "brain" behind it and also the only non slave owner and raise an abolitionist
Grandma won suffrage.
We don’t want to go back
Because of their red hats.
Americans fight kings
Republicans kiss rings
Fight until we beat them
Restore our freedom!
We’ll fight like Grandpa
Resist like Grandma
We don’t want to go back
Because of their red hats!
https://founders.archives.gov/
I hope people beyond Bluesky learn our history!
Washington abhorred political parties, deliberately choose people for his cabinet who would disagree, and above all refused to keep power despite his massive popularity.
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The guy was an absolute monster.
He made his money selling deeds to land he didn't own. Then he'd gather a gang of white men to murder the Native people living there.
As you say, an oligarch of the day.
He got poor people to fight and they got screwed after the Revolutionary War.
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stop fucking lionizing the "founding fathers", they were fighting to uphold a white supremacist slavery state
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Plumbing is thousands of years old
Leaving this for ppl who want to know more:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/623428/george-washington-won-american-revolution-with-smallpox-vaccine
Learn how your system has lead to a tyrant being in charge.
Americans don't see the irony that they fought a king, only to be stuck with a system where their leader holds immense personal power and is completely unaccountable.
but a zit with an ambition is a danger in disguise🎶
“…democracy can not survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world, the value of life not only declines, it disappears.”
Having all that power and instead of declaring himself a King ( which he could easily do)
he created the best Democracy in the world.
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When it came to human rights, he had forgotten about 20% of the population.
Donald Trump, with a mandate from GOD, was elected president in the 2024 election, winning the electoral vote, popular vote and every battleground state.
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I'm in the French Revolutionary Republican Tradition that calls for King's heads in a Basket
So, completely different.
His farewell address should be mandatory reading.
2. Trump is violating the Constitution.
3. Trump didn't even win 50% of the popular vote. 49.8%.
4. 3rd election, avg 47.6% of vote, cumulatively lost pop vote by 7.5M votes