jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoBiden speech live: president says best way to save US democracy is ‘to pass torch to new generation’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down16
arrow-up1399arrow-down1external-linkBiden speech live: president says best way to save US democracy is ‘to pass torch to new generation’www.theguardian.comjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up72·2 months agoFun fact, Thomas Jefferson thought of himself a modern day Cincinnatus, and mused romantically about going back to his farm. He was famously terrible at farming. The fact stops being fun here and gets real dark real fast.
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·2 months ago The fact stops being fun here and gets real dark real fast. Like Jefferson’s family tree!
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 months agoHis slaves were great at it though. Because if they weren’t… well… you can guess.
minus-squareOlhonestjim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoYeah well, not like he was the one toiling in his fields.
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoHe was probably envious of the very flattering way Washington was described as a Cincinnatus. You know, a guy who actually gave up a chance at seizing power over a fledgling democracy, multiple times, just because it would make him look bad.* *I know “His Excellency” was not a great guy, let’s skip the rant this time
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoHe was! He compared himself to Cincinnatus as he stepped away from governing Virginia, which he was also famously terrible at. So this was prior to Washington stepping down.
Fun fact, Thomas Jefferson thought of himself a modern day Cincinnatus, and mused romantically about going back to his farm.
He was famously terrible at farming. The fact stops being fun here and gets real dark real fast.
Like Jefferson’s family tree!
His slaves were great at it though. Because if they weren’t… well… you can guess.
Yeah well, not like he was the one toiling in his fields.
He was probably envious of the very flattering way Washington was described as a Cincinnatus.
You know, a guy who actually gave up a chance at seizing power over a fledgling democracy, multiple times, just because it would make him look bad.*
*I know “His Excellency” was not a great guy, let’s skip the rant this time
He was!
He compared himself to Cincinnatus as he stepped away from governing Virginia, which he was also famously terrible at. So this was prior to Washington stepping down.