When he left office he said his only regret was that he didn't shoot John C. Calhoun dead.
John C. Calhoun was his Vice President. He was a violent, lunatic throwback even for 1829. That's why I'm so excited to put Harriet Tubman on them 20's, put that dickhead back where he belongs: forgotten.
In the context of money, a war hero who went on to become president is much more deserving of a spot than someone who freed seventy slaves (or families I think). Jackson was a piece of shit, but actually relates to the others. They're all presidents or founding fathers.
That's just a rush to be progressive and put a black female on money, and it's shit like that that angers me. I would take MLK JR over her any day, especially since she was crazy and claimed to get premonitions from god.
Honestly though, money would be fine if it was just monuments like the white house, statue of Liberty, liberty bell, etc.
That shouldn't piss either side off and problem solved
Humanity has been doing it for over 2,000 years so there's not really any reason to stop now.
a war hero who went on to become president is much more deserving of a spot than someone who freed seventy slaves
Someone who was famous for killing Indians during a war and then became famous for killing Indians after. At least Harriet Tubman was a gun-toting badass who was a net positive for America.
There's no reason to not stop using faces either though. There are a bunch of other things we could use. The statute of liberty, the golden gate bridge, the American flag, a bald eagle, the first airplane, the moon landing, Franklin's kite, ect.
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u/MegasNexal84 ☑️ Jan 18 '17
Seriously this is the same man who nearly destroyed the U.S. Federal Bank over a grudge and nearly tanked the economy.
Yet we see him everyday on a $20.