tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post5814946824033543252..comments2023-04-29T04:48:18.973-07:00Comments on Theodosia and the Pirates: The Role of John Quincy Adams in the Lives of Aaron Burr and Jean LaffiteAya Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12339668413030878426noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-16215118378703253372015-09-16T12:32:32.681-07:002015-09-16T12:32:32.681-07:00Yes, that is really sad.Yes, that is really sad.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339668413030878426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-47806024977524378142015-09-16T11:36:57.395-07:002015-09-16T11:36:57.395-07:00Yes, I agree he should not have ignored the vetera...Yes, I agree he should not have ignored the veterans. This is still happening today with veterans. They are most of the homeless people. They are the ones encouraged to enlist because they often do not have educational skills to obtain higher paying jobs or start their own businesses, and people often refer to them as brunt work. The amount of antipathy toward homeless veterans living in orange fields is sad.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147781152448695481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-2278840016953461152015-09-16T10:44:02.938-07:002015-09-16T10:44:02.938-07:00Hi, Julia. I am not writing in defense of the Mexi...Hi, Julia. I am not writing in defense of the Mexican American war, but I think that one way to have territorial expansion without war is by letting filibusters and privateers -- like Burr and Laffite -- do their work, and not involving the US government in that. And, anyway, once you do have a war, it is not nice to ignore the veterans who risked their lives fighting it. It's the same issue with the Vietnam War and Vietnam veterans. It is one thing to dislike the war, and another to mistreat veterans.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339668413030878426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-64052630719048632562015-09-16T08:36:12.902-07:002015-09-16T08:36:12.902-07:00I am not a huge fan of John Quincy Adams, but I am...I am not a huge fan of John Quincy Adams, but I am not a huge fan of the Mexican American War either. I can definitely sympathize with those who did not support it. Henry David Thoreau did not want to taxes to support this war.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147781152448695481noreply@blogger.com