Re:How Benedict Arnold went from wartime hero to resentful t...
by michaelmrose on Monday June 18, 2018 @12:50AM
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"Modern scholars haven’t gone so far as to describe Benedict Arnold as a hero for turning against this rather squalid and nasty revolution"
Refuted in the same article in the next paragraph. Outside of tabloids I don't know that I've read something more intellectually dishonest recently.
The actual heros of the revolution however shitty by modern ethical standards were building their peice of the only hope for a just world we have. Democracy however shitty we still are is a transition like unto agriculture is necessary for our progress as a species.
He betrayed this for status and gold.
There are two sides of this of course his is just disgusting by present and modern standards.
Refuted in the same article in the next paragraph. Outside of tabloids I don't know that I've read something more intellectually dishonest recently.
The actual heros of the revolution however shitty by modern ethical standards were building their peice of the only hope for a just world we have. Democracy however shitty we still are is a transition like unto agriculture is necessary for our progress as a species.
He betrayed this for status and gold.
There are two sides of this of course his is just disgusting by present and modern standards.