TURMOIL IN THE UKRAINE / RUSSIA AGGRESSION

[rothschild]

Greatness left the building when Andrew Jackson died.

Trail of Tears

How noble was the "noble savage"?

IMO, the main thing that distinguished the European savage from the indigenous savage was technological development. I take what Gandhi said re Western Civilization to apply to the very notion of civilization, and conclude that it remains a "good idea".

That said, Jackson was one of a handful of Democrats who opposed secession, he vigorously defended the US economy against the depredations of foreign bankers, and his duel against Charles Dickinson is the stuff of legend. So there!