Professional-Can1385 t1_j1d96hz wrote on December 23, 2022 at 1:16 PM

Reply to comment by VenserSojo in The 17 findings in the January 6 committee’s final report by totallyclips

I’m surprised how highly Andrew Jackson is ranked. One would think ignoring the Supreme Court and genocide would lower his ranking.

Painting_Agency t1_j1d9v9m wrote on December 23, 2022 at 1:23 PM

Indigenous genocide is as American as apple pie.

TogepiMain t1_j1dugtk wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:01 PM

But Apple Pie is Dutch

cantuse t1_j1e3fi5 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:02 PM

A lot of historians rank a President based on their abilities to execute their office and their impact on the country relative to their place in US and world history. Jackson tends to get high ratings because of his impact on things like central banking, the spoils system, how he changed the significance of the executive branch. He may have been an ugly person but he was able to find ways to achieve a lot of his goals.

Professional-Can1385 t1_j1eoy8a wrote on December 23, 2022 at 7:27 PM

he did a great job of achieving his goal of ethnic cleansing.

Jasmine1742 t1_j1g7rv1 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 2:27 AM

Let's not kid ourselves, the American goal of ethnic cleansing. Alot of Americans wanted him to do what he did.

Jackson tends to get rated highly for being a populist who did alot of important reforms while in office. This most noticiably doesn't mean he was a good person.