Comments by "Animal Farm" (@animalfarm7467) on "How Close Was Trump's Coup? (w/ Ruth Ben-Ghiat)" video.

  1. As Hartmann misquotes the "Founding Fathers" and their “love” of democracy, I would like to introduce a founding father much unknown - John Jay. Yes, this close associate of Hamilton and Washington will give you the real thoughts of the founding fathers and democracy. Consider the quote of John Jay, “Too many in your state (Pennsylvania), as in this (New York), love pure democracy dearly. They seem not to consider that pure democracy, like pure rum, easily produces intoxication, and with it a thousand mad pranks and fooleries.” And now consider the contemporary “Founding Fathers” (e.g. Rockefeller) and their Trilateral Commission. They too dislike democracy as can be seen in their publication, “The Crisis of Democracy“, as written by Crozier, Watanuki, and Samuel P Huntington. When Huntington talks about, “Crisis of Democracy”, he means too much Democracy. This is the same criticism of democracy as John Jay. So whether it’s the original “Founding Fathers” or contemporary plutocrats and their puppet leaders, the liberal and conservative elite only want rich white male landowners to vote.
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