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Who do you believe are the worst Americans of all time?
Be prepared to defend your choices! I'm expecting a lot of "George W. Bush for being a stupid dum dum head," so make sure you can stay and defend your choices. This is not a concrete list (actually, I'm going to pick some controversial figures for the sake of debate) but here, in no particular order: FDR- For pretty much becoming a dictator during WWII, not to mention mishandling it. Nathan Bedford Forrest- For starting the KKK. Joe McCarthy- For his overzealous crusade against Communism. U.S. Grant- For being a terribly ineffective president, especially after the Civil War. Robert McNamara- For mishandling the Vietnam War. Malcolm X- For undoing what MLK JR III did by supporting violent miltantism. I can't think of any more bad Americans at the moment, but I'll let you guys have a go. |
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Franklin Pierce gets too much crap too; by the 1850s, inaction was probably the best that anyone could have done. It's like the Cold War--you want a leader who will try to preserve the Status Quo, not someone who will take an aggressive, activist stance and lead to nuclear war (the election of 1964). Lincoln ran an activist campaign and guess what? Civil War broke out.
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