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Yep, this is well known amongst historians.
The most favorable thing I've ever seen anyone say about him re: antisemitism was "Well, he wasn't *much* more antisemitic than the average WASP in the 1910s." : / https://twitter.com/kerobinso_sf/status/1310924806053748736
The most favorable thing I've ever seen anyone say about him re: antisemitism was "Well, he wasn't *much* more antisemitic than the average WASP in the 1910s." : / https://twitter.com/kerobinso_sf/status/1310924806053748736
He also had some hot takes re the US occupation of Haiti.
WJB figured invading Haiti to impose US financial priorities was cool bc Haitians had proven their "inherent tendency to revert to savagery."
or his more famous quote,
"Think of it! N--- speaking French!"
WJB figured invading Haiti to impose US financial priorities was cool bc Haitians had proven their "inherent tendency to revert to savagery."
or his more famous quote,
"Think of it! N--- speaking French!"
WJB wasn't just some flack. He was SECRETARY OF STATE overseeing the occupation of Haiti.
And Mr "populist loves small farmers" suddenly forgot all about it if said peasants were Black.
William Jennings Bryan oversaw massacres of Haitian small farmers.
And Mr "populist loves small farmers" suddenly forgot all about it if said peasants were Black.
William Jennings Bryan oversaw massacres of Haitian small farmers.
Why? International finance.
I mean the timeline of this occupation kind of says it all.
I mean the timeline of this occupation kind of says it all.
Backstory: when Haiti revolted against France & slavery and became an independent state
France charged Haiti for their "stolen property."
e.g. the island of Haiti, and the market value of all the enslaved people who'd just won their freedom.
France charged Haiti for their "stolen property."
e.g. the island of Haiti, and the market value of all the enslaved people who'd just won their freedom.
And get this, HAITI ACTUALLY PAID IT
they sent annual payments to France, until they got a little behind in the 1910s
and that's when the US invaded
to make sure France got their money.
they sent annual payments to France, until they got a little behind in the 1910s
and that's when the US invaded
to make sure France got their money.
One reason Haiti got behind on their ransom money was after independence, farmers shifted from export-oriented crops like sugar, coffee, & indigo
to small-scale subsistence farms.
Since most nation's treasuries were filled by export duties, this left Haiti w little cash.
to small-scale subsistence farms.
Since most nation's treasuries were filled by export duties, this left Haiti w little cash.
So, to review: noted "Populist" William Jennings Bryan invaded Haiti because it was populist, gave small farmers too much power, & wasn't participating enough in global trade.
The dude literally had small farmers massacred to satisfy international finance.
The dude literally had small farmers massacred to satisfy international finance.
tl;dr I don't think WJB had any principles at all besides doing whatever was good for WJB
and he knew full well that Jew-baiting & "Populism" were great ways to get votes in 1910s America, so that's what he did.
dude was just a remora on the shark of white entitlement
and he knew full well that Jew-baiting & "Populism" were great ways to get votes in 1910s America, so that's what he did.
dude was just a remora on the shark of white entitlement
cw violence
"You shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold!" -William Jennings Bryan, 1896
Presided over a brutal invasion that executed small farmer resistance leaders like Charlemagne PĂ©ralt & staged crucifixion photos w their corpses: William Jennings Bryan, 1919
"You shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold!" -William Jennings Bryan, 1896
Presided over a brutal invasion that executed small farmer resistance leaders like Charlemagne PĂ©ralt & staged crucifixion photos w their corpses: William Jennings Bryan, 1919
them: Taber how come you're all about ag & land justice but actively hate on the Populist movement, makes no sense
me:
me:
there's nothing a passing familiarity with our own history can't ruin
