It always amazes me how many folks on the left have Samuel Clemens as a hero... This is mainly due to ignorance. Samuel Clemens was a Mugwump - A Republican political activist who bolted from the United States Republican Party by supporting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the United States presidential election of 1884. They switched parties because they rejected the financial corruption associated with Republican candidate James G. Blaine. In a close election, the Mugwumps supposedly made the difference in New York state and swung the election to Grover Cleveland.) He was against Theodore Roosevelts liberal domestic policies. Clemens believed in private charity; was against government entitlements. He was an avowed capitalist, and only in extreme cases of abuse did he feel the government should intervene in the business arena. Clemens was also ahead of his time: he favored suffrage for women decades earlier than most. He was against racism in all forms, including anti-semitism, which he put to jealousy over the attributes of its victims. He was against all forms of humbug and corruption, whether in business or government, and his times had plenty of both. He despised begging in all forms. He cherished artistic and individual liberty, and joined the fight for copyright reform over many years, his voice leading to needed legislation. He was a great champion of Republics and the enemy of royalty in all forms. Samuel Clemens is perhaps also the most misunderstood American, with that continued misunderstanding propagated by the idiots over at the Kos.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:34:57 +0000
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