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  Should Andrew Jackson be celebrated on U.S. currency? (search mode)
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Question: Considering the trail of tears and his alleged war crimes should he be on the $20 bill?
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« on: February 21, 2012, 08:36:51 PM »

As for who I think should appear on currency, first of all 'legal tender' currency as such shouldn't exist in the first place, but pictures of well-known natural features and native flora and fauna would do.  Something politically-neutral that doesn't idolize individual persons.

This would be a good idea. Maybe something like what they have in Japan where there's some mixing up of cultural figures who are perceived as politically neutral and features of the landscape or famous buildings.

Yeah, I wouldn't mind having Nathaniel Hawthorne on money.
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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2012, 03:27:14 PM »

Yes it's history and the social norms were different in his era. As humans it is important to improve on the progression of society but also important to recognize that our founders and forefathers lived in different times. Culture is a huge part of how one's political and ideological development evolves. He was extremely aggressive but served our country well.

People in his time and culture realized what he did to the Native Americans was wrong, and he basically gave them the finger.

That's true but he did alot of other things that were beneficial to our nation. It's easy to dwell on the negative of history but history is just that; our past.

Yes, causing the Panic of 1837 was very beneficial to our nation.
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2012, 02:11:19 PM »

I would not be displeased with Barry Bonds on money.
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