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	<title>Comments on: Studio Theatre 2nd Stage Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson</title>
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		<title>By: genie baskir</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t argue that detail of AJ at all. I do mention that in the review; however, attaching a 20th century epithet to an 18th century man narrows the interpretation and somewhat diminishes the disaster that AJ perpetrated. Also, the Indians had agency which Hitler&#039;s victims did not. The Indians negotiated in good faith and the United States political leadership, in which Jackson is included, violated those treaties and agreements as soon as the elder statesmen died.

Hitler&#039;s victims got and are still receiving reparations. Jackson&#039;s victims can make no such claims. Their claims were closed off and their agency terminated when the were forced to accept the reservation system. My issue is with making up history without disclosing that the history is made up. Two half truths do not a whole truth make.

I don&#039;t disgree with your premise. I disagree with calling everyone not liked a &quot;Hitler&quot;. That name calling doesn&#039;t explain the individual and it dimishes the sui generis nature of what Hitler did...not just to the Jewish people but to the 50 million other victims. Though it can be argued that Hitler liked children and dogs, Jackson&#039;s life is IMAX in scope and his aggression seemed to be more in the direction of  advancing Manifest Destiny. The indigenous peoples of North America are the collateral damage of that ambition and the full acoounting of that catastrophe has yet to be completed.

I like the show in its essence. It had energy and a very good lead. I think you will enjoy it too. I just think it important to be aware of history and I think that the show mocks history and I will refrain from the cliche that literate people would expect at this point. Go and enjoy the show and then hit some research and see what you learn.

P.S. Thank you for your comment. I do appreciate productive feedback and am happy to explain myself if necessary.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t argue that detail of AJ at all. I do mention that in the review; however, attaching a 20th century epithet to an 18th century man narrows the interpretation and somewhat diminishes the disaster that AJ perpetrated. Also, the Indians had agency which Hitler&#8217;s victims did not. The Indians negotiated in good faith and the United States political leadership, in which Jackson is included, violated those treaties and agreements as soon as the elder statesmen died.</p>
<p>Hitler&#8217;s victims got and are still receiving reparations. Jackson&#8217;s victims can make no such claims. Their claims were closed off and their agency terminated when the were forced to accept the reservation system. My issue is with making up history without disclosing that the history is made up. Two half truths do not a whole truth make.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t disgree with your premise. I disagree with calling everyone not liked a &#8220;Hitler&#8221;. That name calling doesn&#8217;t explain the individual and it dimishes the sui generis nature of what Hitler did&#8230;not just to the Jewish people but to the 50 million other victims. Though it can be argued that Hitler liked children and dogs, Jackson&#8217;s life is IMAX in scope and his aggression seemed to be more in the direction of  advancing Manifest Destiny. The indigenous peoples of North America are the collateral damage of that ambition and the full acoounting of that catastrophe has yet to be completed.</p>
<p>I like the show in its essence. It had energy and a very good lead. I think you will enjoy it too. I just think it important to be aware of history and I think that the show mocks history and I will refrain from the cliche that literate people would expect at this point. Go and enjoy the show and then hit some research and see what you learn.</p>
<p>P.S. Thank you for your comment. I do appreciate productive feedback and am happy to explain myself if necessary.</p>
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		<title>By: Peter Orvetti</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have not yet seen this show, though I have my ticket.  And I certainly agree that there is a wide range of historical interpretation of Andrew Jackson.  But if the reviewer believes that no one &quot;but the writer and composer who made it up&quot; accept the extreme version of Jackson that this show puts forth, she is mistaken.  Thankfully, the United States has never had a &quot;Hitler&quot; rise to the presidency.  But Jackson was certainly one of the presidents most responsible for the organized destruction of a native race.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have not yet seen this show, though I have my ticket.  And I certainly agree that there is a wide range of historical interpretation of Andrew Jackson.  But if the reviewer believes that no one &#8220;but the writer and composer who made it up&#8221; accept the extreme version of Jackson that this show puts forth, she is mistaken.  Thankfully, the United States has never had a &#8220;Hitler&#8221; rise to the presidency.  But Jackson was certainly one of the presidents most responsible for the organized destruction of a native race.</p>
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