While coming out in a suit that costs more than Hamilton's house
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Hamilton being openly elitist feels more honest than Jefferson being a millionaire - WITH SLAVES - talking about the "common man"
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And keep in mind that this particular absurd hypocrisy on Jefferson's part is a US political tradition. It's our oldest damn tradition
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George Bush in his fucking cowboy hat on a fucking horse "Well I just wanna talk straight to the people not to these Washington experts"
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"Was I inducted into a secret society for millionaire legacy boys at Yale? Well gosh dang it to heck Iunno bout that I'm a country boy"
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So yes there's a reason people who got called "elitist urban latte-sipping bubble dwellers" latched on to the Jefferson hate
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Take for example Jefferson accusing Hamilton of anti-French bias -- politically he's right and going personal in response may be a low blow
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But it's hard not to sympathize with "I ACTUALLY FOUGHT NEXT TO LAFAYETTE WHILE YOU SPENT THE WAR HIDING IN YOUR MANSION YOU FUCKER"
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"DON'T FUCKING TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW I DON'T SUPPORT FREEDOM ENOUGH WHEN YOU'VE NEVER HAD A HOT MEAL MADE BY A FREE HUMAN BEING"
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And the whole Jeffersonian dynamic of "I don't like this Hamilton guy. His resume is suspiciously impressive. Makes him look ambitious"
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"Jefferson is more likable. He has that relaxed, detached air of someone to whom things have been handed"
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