Now, I'm no American, but I feel like if we had a time machine and managed to teleport George Washington directly from 1797 to today, the first thing I think would be on his mind would not be to ask the question "How are the United States of America faring these days?" and "Are the principles of the Constitution still being followed?", but rather, true amazement at things like cars, cell phones, and Laffy Taffy.In George Washington's time, there was nothing faster than a cheeta, and the average horse cart went at a speed of about 10mph. Also, there were no telecommunications except in the form of smoke signals. The heliograph (a predecessor of the telegraph that used light as its medium) was not invented till 1821, so I think it's safe to say that George Washington (or any other 18th century person) would be dumbfounded by wireless telecommunications, and would need an extremely long talk just to even begin to understand what electromagnetic waves are, let alone how they are used to share pornography and videos of white women dancing to pop music made by black people.Lastly, in George Washington's time, the most "artificial" foods there were were gravy and aspics. Toffee, taffy, and variants thereof were not invented till at least 1817, and I believe that George Washington, as a man who grew up eating naturally-colored vegetables, meat, and bread, would be absolutely amazed at all the different forms of artificial coloring used on food and soft drinks. In fact, even the notion of mass production would sound like madness to a man who grew up in a time where everything had to be made by hand by small-scale producers.But let's hear what y'all have to say on this matter.
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>>17429477Anon basically everyone agrees that the first thing out of someone's mouth from far enough in the past would be something akin to "HOLY SHIT" when seeing the conveniences of the modern world. There's kind of an assumption that they'd start asking questions about the state of the country after they got over the fact we have giant multi-ton metal tubes that fly in the sky and can communicate with the other side of the planet in real time.
>>17429477>but rather, true amazement at things like cars, cell phones, and Laffy Taffy.Yeah I'm sure that would be a very fun conversation for a few hours. What happens after he gets over it?
>>17430265>What happens after he gets over itHe tries to find his slaves
>>17429477George Washington wasn't a cavemanAll of this technology was invented just shortly after he livedHe would have responded to it the same way people did when it was invented
>>17430310Nah, at the very least he'd find computers, airplanes, and basically all forms of mass communication utterly fascinating. He wouldn't be going "HOW ICE BOX ALWAYS COLD?????" but he would be pretty amazed at a lot of things. Then like >>17430265 said he'd probably calm down after a few hours and say "So how fares the Republic in these times of marvel?" It definitely wouldn't take him like, fucking days to get to the point where he was finally somewhat ok with the idea of modern life.
>>17429477He would probably ask:>Why are the farm equipment being treated like they're people?
>>17429477Nah. He would start to wonder why there are so few Anglo-Americans.
>>17430281>>17430356I'm pretty sure he granted their freedom in his will upon his wife's death. It isn't a novel concept.
>>17430585He privately wrote that he'd grown to pretty much despise slavery later in his life but was terrified that him taking a side on the issue would tear the country apart. Those anons have no idea what they're talking about.
>The Jewish population of the American colonies in 1775 was tiny, probably 2,000 individuals but they played a small but critical role in gaining US independence through securing financial loans vital to keeping the war effor afloat. Enter Haym Solomon, a Polish Jew born in 1740. Solomon was from a lineage of Portuguese Sephardic Jews who migrated from Spain after the expulsions at the end of the 15th century; they lived apart from the majority Ashkenazi population of Poland and did not speak Yiddish. He left his native land after the first Polish partition in 1772 and moved to New York City three years later, just as the war was beginning. Solomon supported the Patriot cause and was twice arrested by the British as a spy and nearly executed, but escaped and made his way to Philadelphia, where he raised $650,000 for the war effort (more than $14 million in today's money). George Washington enlisted his help during the terminal campaign of the war in Virginia in 1781, when the Continental Army was short on supplies and the soldiers ready to mutiny. Solomon managed to raise the $20,000 that Washington requested.>Haym Solomon did not get to enjoy the fruits of US independence for very long; skilled as he was at raising money for the war effort, his personal finances were ruined by the war and a great amount of money owed him was never paid back. He died penniless in Philadelphia in 1785, just 44 years old.>In August 1791, then-President Washington wrote a Hartford, Connecticut rabbi a letter thanking the Jewish community for their support during the war and promised their religious liberty would be protected.
>>17430657The Founding generation as a whole were not fans of slavery and believed it would die off at some point down the road. It was the generation after them, the generation of John Calhoun, that started the Slavery Defense Squad (TM) meme.
>>17430657>>17430585If they'd wanted non whites to be considered equal then they wouldn't have written the constitution to exclude non whites from citizenship. All of your cope is just retroactive projection to try and recast the past as having been anything other than vehemently white superior.
>>17430663>Haym Solomon did not get to enjoy the fruits of US independence for very long; skilled as he was at raising money for the war effort, his personal finances were ruined by the war and a great amount of money owed him was never paid back. He died penniless in Philadelphia in 1785, just 44 years old.it looks like the Jew got Jewed in the end
>>17430693The government during the Articles of Confederation era was barely functional and couldn't pay any debts it owed or raise any revenue. He was far from the only person who got gypped back then.
>>17430683the word white doesn't even appear in the constitution
>>17430663Based Jew
>>17429477>Now, I'm no American, but I feel like if we had a time machine and managed to teleport George Washington directly from 1797 to today, the first thing I think would be on his mind would not be to ask the question "How are the United States of America faring these days?" and "Are the principles of the Constitution still being followed?", but rather, true amazement at things like cars, cell phones, and Laffy Taffy.These aren't mutually exclusive. He'd show interest in both of these things.
I feel like he would balk at the powers of the government (all 3 branches) at first but then slowly understand as you explained how the world had changed since his time.
>>17429477He would support trans rights
>>17430683>pointing out that Washington freed his slaves is projection/pol/tranny cope
He'd think it was kinda weird that they named a state after him but other than that I don't think he'd have very many opinions on modern politics let alone the culture war shit that shapes modern politics and are dramatically removed from his own time. He'd be pleasantly surprised to see America being the largest economy in the world I think. I always think it's funny how you see people thinking Washington would have any opinions on Americas modern issues as if America didn't have any issus when Washington himself was president.
>>17431268>I don't think he'd have very many opinions on modern politicsHow retarded are you on a scale of 1 to 10?
>>17431296I don't think you quite understand just how far removed modern politics are from Washingtons time anon. Americas issues today are not Americas issues in 1776. To Washingtons perspective, America would be running just fine without his antiquated opinions
>>17431301Oh yes, Washington certainly wouldn't have issues with any of the social changes of the 20th century. He'd be entirely neutral to it. All he would care about is the GDP going up, you're absolutely right.Dumbass.
>>17429477>Now, I'm no AmericanStopped reading here
>>17431301what about all the interventionism pretty sure he was against getting involved in foreign affairs that didnt benefit america retard
>>17430657he and the other ones were cowards that cared to much for their own personal profit to free the slaves, I should add that the mexicans did it
>>17433750Interventionism as we think of it today wasn't a thing at the time Washington was President, even if we remove that from the equation, Washington was an "anti-interventionist" almost sorely by necessity of how weak the US position was at the time, not just by the sole personality of the President himself, being a half bankrupt state trying to consolidate a united identity left little if any possibility for foreign ventures.
>>17434353There is some more nuance to consider that while Mexico was way ahead of the US regarding slavery it was partly because they emerged indepedent from on different circumstances, the latin America independence wave was highly built on the principle of independence as well as emancipation, and a large amount of then slaves fought alongside the various liberators, Mexico itself was never as hugely involved in the slave trad in comparison to the American colonies, and the timing of abolition for Mexico was a much a internal play at keeping the dixies from moving further into Texas to consolidate a stronger claim for the US.
>>17434735>Interventionism as we think of it today wasn't a thing at the time Washington was Presidentbruh it only took until president #2 for the US to get involved on foreign conflicts over trade.
