A horde of trailer-park visigoths can sack the Capitol and Republicans say “what’s the big deal?” But let one guy show up in casual clothes and they lose their goddamn minds.

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        1 year ago

        The founding fathers didn’t dress fancy at all, literally the attire of better of peasantry, they just made sure to look their best for picture painting day.

        the idea of Washington in his military uniform as permeated the public idea of what the man looked like to the extent that modern depictions show him wearing his military uniform when spending time at home with his children!