Alexander Hamilton vs Thomas Jefferson

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Both were despicable people (Jefferson more so, obviously), but the main politically significant they had within their time was about the extent to which the US should be governed as a (white male) democracy vs an oligarchy of the wealthy and powerful. And on that issue, Jefferson was on the right side.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I have a close friend who subscribes to the Chernow/Miranda-driven pseudohistory about Hamilton having been some sort of committed abolitionist. It's frustrating because her perspective on history is generally really solid otherwise. "Not immune to propaganda" and all that...

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Thankfully, my understanding of pre-Civil War American history has improved since the poll was made.

Many people's have, including the friend I gossiped about on the previous page.