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[–] 1812-was-not-a-tie ago  (edited ago)

Stefan Molyneux: The Truth About George Washington

TL;DR: He sucked at pretty much everything; Yes, even at military command. He was turned into a larger-than-life figure by colonial propaganda, because it helps to have a figure like that when you are founding a new country.

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[–] DanielR [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Thats how it goes for every great man in history.

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[–] bb22 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

And the cult of personality that developed around Washington was necessary for maintaining colonial unity through the revolution. He may have been an asshole, but the Yankee Puritan faggots liked him more or less as much as the Southerners did, at a time when the colonies could agree on little else of substance except rebellion. It was psychological. Probably not even a coincidence that his name is George, just like the King of England at that time.