Comments by "" (@craigkdillon) on "Premodernist" channel.

Considering the Whiskey Rebellion, it seems that the fears of rural people that the Union would be dominated by the east coast cities was validated. The Whiskey Rebellion, to me, was an overreach of power, and a deaf ear to the concerns and issues of the people of the interior. IMO, I think they were abused by our Federal government.
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@dougearnest7590 The balance between centralized authority and regional or local authority has been an issue from the beginning.
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Disagree. People must take responsibility for their continuing education. Thru high school, only the basics of history can be taught. Most of what i learned, came after i became an adult.
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WOW. Seems to me that if you prick the finger of a MAGA Trump follower, the blood of 1789 anti-Federalist would come out. Am I the only one that those two groups resonate?
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@premodernist_history Oh yes. May I recommend a book on the Aurora newspaper. It is a compilation of articles from that AMAZING newspapers. Several future presidents worked for it - John Q Adams, Monroe, and Madison, if I remember right. But, that era was crazy. Politicians were being accused of being traitors all the time (sound familiar?) Of being pro-British, or Pro-French. Actually, following American history and the press from the beginning, I feel that the post WW2 era, where newspapers were expected to be "objective", and academic in their approach, that that was really has been a unique time in our newspaper history. For most of our history, newspapers were HIGHLY partisan. Their rhetoric was biased, partisan, and often inflammatory. So, the current state of our press is really a return to the old normal. The key word is "normal". If I am right, then the current state of the press in America will continue. Isn't that a nice thought???
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