Mostly, I don’t want to think that the Civil Rights Movement and changing attitudes were just one of those passing moments that the overall will of the people is in the process of suppressing. Personally, I fear decent folks being replaced by hate-filled white supremacist bigots, but maybe that’s just me. Judging from the cartoon, it’s a view he holds. Here, Mike Lester (AMS) provides a demonstration of the Great Replacement Theory, which holds that immigrants are going to take over the country from the white folks who deserve to be dominant. Not only is a counter revolution in progress, but it’s getting plenty of fuel from the mainstream media. Every time a mass shooting happens, social media platforms explode with thousands of thoughts & prayers. Not only was Jefferson speaking of a small nation in which democracy - whether direct or representative - has a good chance of working, but he assumes that the people, as a whole, have good intentions. Thoughts and Prayers Cartoon by Gary Markstein. It’s critical to note that his response assumes both good sense and a willingness to stand up for good governance. They may be led astray for a moment, but will soon correct themselves. The interposition of the people themselves on the side of government has had a great effect on the opinion here. I am persuaded myself that the good sense of the people will always be found to be the best army. On the contrary, the small effect of those tumults seems to have given more confidence in the firmness of our governments. The tumults in America, I expected would have produced in Europe an unfavorable opinion of our political state.
In the letter he wrote from Paris, he was commenting on reports of the rise and suppression of Shay’s Rebellion, which he didn’t entirely disapprove of, but recognized needed to be controlled. He also took into consideration errors like the one that Kal Kallaugher (AMS) comments on.
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