I realize that is popular propaganda among progressives, but it is very false. Sumner was no collectivist - he was, in fact, considerably less collectivist than the Confederates.
-
-
Skepticism of Christianity, a predilection toward scientism, a denial of traditional moral suppositions... that’s not Kruse, that’s Paine and Jefferson.
-
Paine actually was a precursor of today's Left. Jefferson was rather more complicated, given his tendency to be on multiple sides of so many questions. I do think Jefferson would be a Democrat if he was alive today.
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.