Judging History (branch off from election thread)

[gaelic cowboy]

Can you be more specific? There's nothing wrong with investigating history and finding blemishes, but inventing blemishes where they do not exist is a different story.

Why would I need to trawl for specific references to a generic statement sure there must be tens of thousands of national myths that need revision.

What would be the point we would merely be here all night then, lets just leave at the idea that people dont get free passes at what they do.

Was anyone saying Washington was perfect? I certainly wasn't.

No one did at least not me or you but I think people sometimes feel if you say his use of slavery was wrong then your somehow making a moral judgement about all his works.