The actual resignation of George Washington’s command, having made peace between the civil and military powers of the new country -- and, in an emotional ceremony, bidden farewell to his officers on December 4, 1783 -- took place in Annapolis, Maryland, on December 23, when he formally handed back to Congress his commission as commander in chief, which they had given him in June 1775. He said he would never again hold public office. He had his horse waiting at the door, and he took the road to Mount Vernon the next day.
In London, King George III questioned the American-born painter Benjamin West what Washington would do now that he had won the war. "Oh," said West, "they say he will return to his farm." "If he does that," said the king, "he will be the greatest man in the world."
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fucking legend. our current leaders are an embarrassment to the founding fathers
There is a terrific documentary that loosely follows George Washington's years in the British army. You may have seen it already.
It's terrific.
🫂💜
Winning power is hard.
Stepping away from power is legendary.
View quoted note →The USA has the most brainwashed ppl on the face of the planet
(who lap up pap like this and voluntarily regurgitate it)
He returned to his farm which was taken care of by around 300 slaves.
Truly great man 😒
A truly great man would taken this decision much, much earlier.
You would’ve likely owned slaves if you were in his position as well. We need to look at the state of the world in THEIR time before we judge any historical figures.
If we judged all history with modern day standards, more than 90% of the historical figures would be racists, sexists, antisemitists, warmongers, etc.
1. No direct source for the attributed King George quote - something he would have been incredibly unlikely to say but whose propagandistic purposes as a made-up quote are very clear
2. Washington broke his vow to "never again hold public office" when, after agitating with other prominent Federalists, he helped to get rid of the Articles of Confederation and became first President of the expansionist, genocidal and corporatist new form of the USA that the power centralising new Constitution enabled
Interesting to hear this perspective, cheers
This is correct
dude, go piss on the Chinese and the Muslims. They STILL have slaves. Washington set his free.
That centralized US didn't come into existence until Lincoln.
Dude, I don't know what the Chinese and the Muslims have to do with George Washington. But maybe they also will set them free when they are dead and therefore have no use for slaves anymore. Go piss on your own country first and then look what others do.
There is a verse in Ecclesiastes about a "king committed to cultivated fields" being "gain in every way."
How would you?
I’m not the one presuming to tell George Washington how he could have done better. That’s you doing that.
Swiss ppl understand the crucial difference between a decentralised Confederation and a centralising Federation, as did the indigenous ppls of North America, who used confederations widely (eg the Wabanaki and Iroquois confederacies, amongst many more)
It's a pity that many US Americans today, amongst whom are USA Bitcoiners who claim to be for decentralisation, don't understand the crucial difference and, like
@HODL, celebrate one of the key men who betrayed the young Confederation, and centralised power in the new Federation
Do you have a good source you'd recommend for learning more about this perspective on Washington? I've recently gotten a slight itch to learn more of the secret history on him
Yes, I do have a good source (imo) but it's fairly obscure. I'll come back to you on this.
I'll gently remind in a week if you get busy or distracted :)
Oh, and obscure is excellent <finger pyramid>
You complain about something that is long since rectified and somehow overlook that is happening while you're alive and do nothing about it. Pretty lame.
Come back after you unwashed your brain and exited the cult.
#Bitcoin fixes this
Among other deep elite ties, Teddy Rosevelt's great grandfather founded the bank of New York with Hamilton.
Teddy's cousin started the chemical bank and his grandfather further built their wealth through that bank.
The chemical bank merged with jp morgan. Morgan had direct ties to royalty/banking elites in europe and their proxies.
This gave J.P. Morgan early access to royal and aristocratic networks, which he leveraged to dominate American finance.
These ties made Morgan a linchpin between American industry and European royalty/banking dynasties.
He also used his influence to destabilize the banking system to cause systemic pressure and chaos leading up to the implementation of the federal reserve.
The media portrayed Teddy as a trust buster cracking down on big business. Read the creature from Jekyll Island.
Theodore Roosevelt appointed a grandson of Napoleon Bonaparte's brother several powerful positions in his administration, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, who had deep connections to European royalty and banking.
In 1905, Roosevelt appointed Bonaparte as Secretary of the Navy, and in 1906, he appointed him Attorney General.
In 1908 Bonaparte established and played a key role in the Bureau of Investigation, later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1924.
Highly recommend watching the youtube video: How the IMF and World Bank Repress the Poor with Alex Gladstein (WiM263)
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You are truly an idiot.
You are a faggot and knowbody needs to engage with your ficticious and insincere arguments. You are here as a communist piece of shit that hates your country, if in fact, you were even born in the USA. You are here to undermine the founding principles that allow you to express yourself. GFY!
He is not an idiot, he is a communist infiltrator and is well skilled in his tactics. Simply call him what he is and tell him to go fuck himself. He isnt here to have a sincere debate or to be persuaded in anyway.
This is why George Washington was often displayed as Cincinnatus, the general who went back to farming when he was ruler of Rome.
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Stop being such a retarded leftist
As I am not from USA or Swiss, what is the difference between them?
You sound like a real dumb fuck
Imagine thinking not handing down slaves makes up for owning them in the first place.
We don’t. Only a clown thinks this.
George Washington was just more of the same.
* In a confederation, states remain fully sovereign and independent nations. The central body exists only at their discretion. In a federation, sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the central (federal) government and the constituent states/provinces.
* A confederation's central body has only the powers *explicitly delegated* by the states. It typically cannot make laws directly applicable to individuals within the states; it deals with the state governments. A federation's central government has significant, independent powers (often enumerated in a constitution) and can make laws directly binding on individuals throughout the federation.
The U.S. Constitution established all defining traits of a federation:
- Divided Sovereignty : Power explicitly split between federal and state governments (Articles I–III, Tenth Amendment)
- Supremacy Clause. : Federal law overrides state law (Article VI, Clause 2)
- Direct Governance : Federal laws bind individuals directly (e.g., federal taxes, crimes)
- No Right of Secession : Implied by the Constitution's permanence; explicitly affirmed in *Texas v. White* (1869)
Disclaimer : The majority of the text in this reply generated by an LLM (to save me the effort)
Let's not forget the truth about George.
Central banking loves big George.
Central Banks Love Big George.
One of, if not, the greatest presidents ever
YES 👍 That’s what I will do after we won, after Bitcoin won, I will be an Olive Framer. That will be fantastic.
I'm sure this is as true as him never telling a lie...
Should we hold you all your past decisions to the standards of the time or arbitrate them at some future date when society has developed more mature moral standards?
Question: if someone tried to enslave you, would you submit or fight, even if it might mean death?
The first thing is acknowledge that I (or you, or anybody) have that choice. It’s a choice. I’d like to think that if honestly given that choice I would choose to die free than live as a slave.
I have compassion for anybody who actually has to face that choice and may we make a world where that choice is never necessary because it’s easy, simple, and beneficial for everyone to live free.
Oh thank god someone pointed out that he owned slaves. I have never heard about that before. No one EVER mentions that Washington owned slaves in the 1700s when his merits are discussed. Thank you for your service. 🫡
Based.
HODL
The actual resignation of George Washington’s command, having made peace between the civil and military powers of the new country -- and, in an emotional ceremony, bidden farewell to his officers on December 4, 1783 -- took place in Annapolis, Maryland, on December 23, when he formally handed back to Congress his commission as commander in chief, which they had given him in June 1775. He said he would never again hold public office. He had his horse waiting at the door, and he took the road to Mount Vernon the next day.
In London, King George III questioned the American-born painter Benjamin West what Washington would do now that he had won the war. "Oh," said West, "they say he will return to his farm." "If he does that," said the king, "he will be the greatest man in the world."
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You could have read some books, then you wouldn't have to wait until someone points that fact out to you. Probably that's why you are on #nostr, to learn from others.
This is what happens when you don't pay attention in elementary school history classes.
Next you’re going to tell me that people already lived in the Americas when Columbus arrived.
Wait til you read about Washington D.C. isn't technically apart of the U.S., AND it wasn't the original capitol. 🤯🤯
Of course it wasn’t the original capitol. I thought everyone knew that. It was was and will always be a swamp on the bank of the Potomac.
Apparently King George III had some graciousness in defeat. Which is a desirable quality in a tyrant. Thanks on behalf of the British Empire for pointing that out. Lovely story and looking forward to the USA’s quarter-millennial!
Gentle reminder, in case you stumbled on book title since, please share
Bump
Lame
lol sorry just seeing this
David McCullough has some good books on him
Oh no, I was bugging the other guy Callam to follow up and share a book with me he'd loosely promised to do. He's been gone from nostr since, but I'm still hopeful he may see my reminder.
Will take a look at McCullough though. I know I've heard of him...
