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Sundae · 10-05-2008, 09:47 AM

We weren't encouraged to think well of Truman in the 80s, when I was studying World Powers in the 20th Century. In fact we used to call him Truman the Bastard, as a nod to William the Conqueror who was known as William the Bastard (due to a slight embarrassment as to what side of the sheets he was born on).

This was of course because he was president when the atomic bombs were dropped, effectively started the Cold War and involved the US in Korea. We saw him as pretty bloodthirsty.

However teens don't necessarily have a firm grasp on "evil that good may come of it" and I'd be willing to readdress my original opinions of him.

10-05-2008, 09:47 AM	#32
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We weren't encouraged to think well of Truman in the 80s, when I was studying World Powers in the 20th Century. In fact we used to call him Truman the Bastard, as a nod to William the Conqueror who was known as William the Bastard (due to a slight embarrassment as to what side of the sheets he was born on). This was of course because he was president when the atomic bombs were dropped, effectively started the Cold War and involved the US in Korea. We saw him as pretty bloodthirsty. However teens don't necessarily have a firm grasp on "evil that good may come of it" and I'd be willing to readdress my original opinions of him. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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