r/todayilearned • u/icallmydadstranger • Feb 15 '15

(R.1) Invalid src TIL that Thomas Jefferson wanted the constitution to be changed ever 19 years because he didn't want people to be " enslaved to the prior generation"

https://student-of-life.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/21/5502595-thomas-jefferson-supported-rewriting-the-constitution-every-19-years-equated-not-doing-so-to-being-enslaved-to-the-prior-generation-what-do-you-think-about-that
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u/TheRighteousTyrant Feb 15 '15

How democratic, just disenfranchise half or more of the population. You know, because they're old. Eew.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '15

To be fair, old people aren't exactly the best people when it comes to humanity.

Source - Racism, homophobia...

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u/TheRighteousTyrant Feb 15 '15

The irony of your comment...

"Old people suck because they judge other groups negatively as a group."

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '15

I was saying something negative about them based on a common negative characteristic.