The word, from Alexander Hamilton, 1792. It never gets old.

[octoberlib]

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[randr]

1. The wisdom of some of our founders amazes me

[octoberlib]

2. They obviously had their Trumps back then , too.

Trumpism has probably been around since Ancient Greece.

[Wounded Bear]

4. Trumpists were throwing rocks at each other in East Africa during the Ice Age...

the egomania is a basic human trait that most parents try to wean their toddlers of at an early age.

[octoberlib]

5. +1

[randr]

8. Unfortunatly humans have a propensity for picking them as leaders

History is written in the blood of their madness.

[Hortensis]

3. To a real degree Hamilton was describing himself

and his tactics, so he certainly knew.

[Permanut]

6. The people who put this country together weren't altogether convinced that it was going to work. nt

[octoberlib]

7. The danger to democracy since Ancient Greece has always been

authoritarian demogogues and the conservative parties that support them.

[Ron Green]

9. Don't forget that "the people," to Hamilton, meant

white property owners.