Politics of the late 18th and 19th century
This video speaks for itself.
Here's a clip from John Adams that illustrates the tension between Hamilton and Jefferson. THIS VIDEO COULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR THE NEXT UNIT EXAM!!
posted by Mr. Carlisle at 11:30 AM
12 Comments:
Wow, and I thought our campaigns were bad! Amazing to me that even back then, candidates were so mean in what they said! They were attacking each other's character, not their beliefs of how the government should be run. But that's just part of politics.
3:56 PM
The comments that the politicians said about each other seemed very unrelated to the campaign. The insults seem to be OVER THE TOP just to get the attention of the public.
4:34 PM
Wow. Needless to say, campaigns back then made our campaigns look like nothing today. I'm surprised that they would take defamation of character to such extremes
5:05 PM
I'll admit, this made me laugh. Their comments were so personal and unrelated to the campaign, which hints immensely at how much the American people's votes go towards what they think of the person running rather than how they'll lead the country. The difference between then and now highlights, rather comically, I think, how our country has come in the way of politicians all pretending to be best friends when around each other, and what they may actually think of each other.
8:06 PM
I was shocked that the politicians insulted each other so harsh back then when fought for the seat of the President of the United States unlike the way we are now.
8:08 PM
The campaigns now are bad because of the Citizens United and Speechnow.org cases. The campaign back then was bad just out of true hatred of each other, something which is almost never publicly expressed today.
8:16 PM
Hatchet-Faced Nutmeg Dealer, eh? Sounds like a great diss. We should bring it back for sure.
On another note I'm glad that campaigns aren't as hideously worded now. Our candidates just attack each other with less words about appearance and the state of the grey matter inside their heads. We can add "civilizing elections" to the long list of American accomplishments now, right?
8:21 PM
The comments they made about one another were hardly about government improvement but rather stating that if you followed the other person, then you would live a horrible life under a terrible ruler. When they spoke of Jefferson it honestly disturbed me in a weird way. They make it sound as if complete anarchy would result if the people made the wrong decision on who to vote for.
9:55 PM
Their ads weren't even about their opponents political ideas. If they had our media outlets today their campaign would have been crazy. I'm surprised people were willing to vote for them with no real attacks on the other.
10:19 PM
Dang I would love to see candidates talk like this to each other in a debate haha! This isn't even politics it's just two dudes going back and forth between each other immaturely. But seriously that Jefferson laugh..
11:21 PM
I think this is hilarious because, the only way to get the common vote from the people of the time was tricking them in thinking the other is significantly crass and stupid. If they are able to change people like that then they are able to change the election. This may be dirty, that is why I dislike politics, but I think it is a very interesting topic, how defiling the other is so imperative for two full grown men to argue about. I still don't know why they do this today. It is for a good laugh though. I thought the pointing of fingers were bad in current 2013 but it was a pig fight in 1790s.
11:29 PM
That was pretty crazy. It's weird to think that politicians name called even back then. The name calling had absolutely nothing to do with the candidates actually ruling the country, just what each candidate thought of the other. From this clip, the candidates are sort-of making the people choose the lesser of two evils.
4:44 PM
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