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Slavery was very much an accepted practice by a lot of people then.

There are tons of issues that are not clear cut, like, say, the optimal rate of taxation. It's healthy to argue about those things and try different approaches.

Other things, like trying to subvert democracy, are clear as day.



“Trying to subvert democracy” isn’t really as clear as day, it’s the kind of vague accusation that people throw around about their political opponents.


Yeah, which is why you look at the receipts.




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