‘Real History’: Ulysses S. Grant, Anti-Semitism, and Admitting Wrongdoing as President
- Posted on July 13, 2012 at 7:47pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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While in command of the Union army, Ulysses S. Grant issued the most anti-Semitic order in American history; expelling Jews from Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. After the war, when he became President of the United States, Grant apologized and worked to repair relations with the 150,000 Jewish Americans in the country at that time. Aside from recognizing a lapse of judgement in American history, reflection on that period in time is important for it shows a president that admitted past wrongs and apologized for them. In practical terms, apologies mean admission of wrongdoing – and today that translates to political liability – does it have to? Isn’t character just as important?
Watch a clip from this week’s “Real History” documentary on Grant’s apology bellow, following the video the “Real News” panel discussed whether character has become a political liability:
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DannyM
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:07amI understand how dedicated Glenn Beck is to Israel. As a Christian, I am too, but let us call a spade a spade so to speak when it comes to American Jews especially. It may be uncomfortable, but it is nevertheless true, the absolute majority of American Jews are liberal, some dangerously so, even to the point of actively supporting policies that are certain to erase their own homeland from the face of the earth. When a Wassreman-Schultz or Weiner or Feinstein and Ginsberg can openly support Barack Hussein Obama and a radical left agenda, it is notable not just as a personal phenomenon, but as a cultural idiosyncrasy with Marxism at its root. True, the Jewish people have given the world a great deal of genius, not all of it good, and some of it downright evil. If Israel falls, it won’t be the fault of Israelis or Christians, but of American Jews who put liberal political philosophy over everything else.
Report Post »hayesstephen
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:44pmJust a little trivia. Grant’s name at birth was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He hated his name because his initials spelled Hug. When he was a boy school fellows and friends would call him Hug. He changed his name when he registered to enter West Point. He became U.S Grant. Ulysses Simpson Grant. He never explained why he choose the name Simpson.
Report Post »progoyim
Posted on July 19, 2012 at 5:31pmNOT ONE MORE DOLLAR NOT ONE MORE US LIFE FOR THE SAND Pit AT THE EASTERN END OF THE Mediterranean
Report Post »Grant was right to expel such a disruptive group.Just like modern times they are again a disruptive force upon the whole world Israel and Israel firsters.
tothepoint
Posted on July 14, 2012 at 5:51pmWhen will Obama apologize to Americans for his anti-American actions?
Report Post »When will obama apologize to white people for his race baiting?
When will obama apologize to our military for all the harm he has done to them?
When will obama apologize to the Jewish community for his continued support, including financially of the Palestinian terrorists who want to destroy Israel?
When will obama apologize to Americans for putting our country in debt $6 trillion?
When will obama apologize to black Americans for his attempts to get them to hate whites?
When will obama apologize to the Catholic Church and Christians for his assault on religion?
When will obama apologize to Americans for giving the Medal of Freedom to a Socialist?
When will obama apologize to American taxpayers for permitting illegals to leech off our country?
Pigpen
Posted on July 15, 2012 at 1:58amTOTHEPOINT posted: “When will obama apologize to the Jewish community for his continued support, including financially of the Palestinian terrorists who want to destroy Israel?”
When will Israel apologize to the U.S. for their attack on the U.S.S. Liberty?
When will Israel apologize to the U.K. for the assassination of Lord Moyne, the British minister of State in the Middle East?
When will Israel apologize to Sweden for the assassination of Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish Diplomat?
When will Israel apologize to the U.S. and the U.K. for the Lavon Affair, a false flag operation that planted bombs in U.S. and U.K. buildings in Egypt?
When will Israel apologize to Christians for having a law since the 1970′s that bans ALL proselyting and testifying of Jesus Christ in the Holy Land?
I have no love of the Palestinians or the Arabs or the Jews. Let the semite races battle it out in the desert, who cares? But I say NO AID TO ISRAEL until MY LIST is addressed! What say you, America? You can stand with Israel if you wish, but me and my family stand with the crew of the USS Liberty and the many other white victims of Talmudic Judaism the world over. The “shoah” does not give the world’s Jews the right to live like parasites off the western white man.
You Jews have your stinking little corner of the desert, and the blood of the Christians whose lives you took to get that country cry out from the ground it was spilt upon for you Jews to GO AND LIVE IN THAT COUNTRY, NOW!
Report Post »tzion
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:05pm@pigpen
Israel already apologized for the Liberty admitting it was a mistake.
Lord Moyne was assassinated by the militant group Lechi in 1944 before Israel even existed. The group no longer exists and Israel was in no way involved.
Folke Bernadotte was also assasinated by Lechi in 1948 and was subsequently BROKEN UP BY ISRAEL. Israel in no way authorized or ordered the attack, which was carried out by an independent militant group. In fact, it is unlikely the fledgling government even had the means to assassinate anyone since they hadn’t had time to even train their own military.
The Lavon Affair is essentially Israel’s Watergate, where one branch of the government illegally and without authorization engaged in tactics that they had no authority to use. In addition, those acting believed that Israel might not survive without assistance, though in 1967 they would be proven wrong.
Report Post »Baja
Posted on July 14, 2012 at 12:06pmMistakes are made in war. People who aid the enemy need to be dealt with. Unlike the fraudulent interloper currently occupying the WH, Grant was presidential and had class.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 14, 2012 at 11:40amSee Christians were like some of those crazy Muslims they talk about now.
Report Post »Kemosabe-1
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 9:18pmUnfortunately the damage is done. I am sure there were people who knew what Grant was doing in Georgia. Funny how George Washington was from the South, and he gave an open invitation to Jews. then came along Grant…..
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on July 14, 2012 at 12:18amHe did it for a reason, as have many other very intelligent world leaders. Reference the Évian Conference. No rational world leader wanted the cultural disruptions that always follow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89vian_Conference
Report Post »tzion
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:10pm@Jerk
Report Post »Had he ordered the arrest or banishment of all smugglers then you’d be correct. But he didn’t do that. He decided that because some Jews has smuggled all Jews must suffer. It was a decision based on a collectivist mindset and he was right to apologize for it.
giopa2
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 9:14pmA friend of mine who is Jewish was about to marry a fine fellow who was a descendant of U.S. Grant. He informer her of Grant’s order before they married. I can believe Grant’s apology was sincere by looking at his descendants.
Report Post »Altair
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 8:06pmAdd to that the most corrupt presidency in our history, save the present one.
Devastated Georgia as a war criminal, openly making war on civilians where that sort of activity hadn’t occurred before in the war, and burned Atlanta, to “save” the blacks, but instituted an anti-Jewish pogrom.
Report Post »BIgWheeler
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 8:53pmI think that you’re thinking of Gen. Sherman.
Report Post »hayesstephen
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:52pmIT WAS SHERMAN. Grant was Uncle Billy’s boss. Sherman made his famous march through Georgia. Uncle Billy understood the concept of total war. Yes he burned, had guerrilla’s shot and his Army lived off the land. Rude,crude, cruel, all true. Sherman said war is CRUELTY. He also said I’ll make the South howl, and he did. But when a town or city would swear to return to the Union, they were than again citizens of the Union and treated as such. Yahweh grant Paradise to all those who died in that terrible war. Yahweh bless the United States Of America.
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 8:03pmI agree that admitting wrong doing is the important. He also followed up with the his apology with action which speaks the most.
To put it in today’s political realm, Romney says he is pro life now. Up until like 10 years ago he was very much pro choice. The difference between Romney and Grant is Romney is not following up his talk with action.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/new-obama-ad-attacks-romney-on-abortion-stance-romney-camp-false/
The Romney team took a ad which in all honestly made Romney look very conservative and called it false. Either Romney is pandering for votes or he is lying about his support for pro life.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 9:53pmMaybe having –how many grandchildren….so far?,
has caused him to think about pro choice in a different light.
>Which one might not be ?
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