The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agoA strong leader should have good heads on their shoulders.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1440arrow-down13
arrow-up1437arrow-down1imageA strong leader should have good heads on their shoulders.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 years agoIt’s just stuck me what a crazy idea it is to have a handful of heads carved into a mountain side… I’m not American, so did some sniffing around looking for why 4 and only those ones and found this: https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/historyculture/why-these-four-presidents.htm
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoAs an American, nobody would question Washington, Jefferson, or Lincoln’s presence, but Teddy Roosevelt would be the odd man out. He did a lot of great things for the country as well, but he’s decidedly less famous than the others.
It’s just stuck me what a crazy idea it is to have a handful of heads carved into a mountain side…
I’m not American, so did some sniffing around looking for why 4 and only those ones and found this: https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/historyculture/why-these-four-presidents.htm
As an American, nobody would question Washington, Jefferson, or Lincoln’s presence, but Teddy Roosevelt would be the odd man out. He did a lot of great things for the country as well, but he’s decidedly less famous than the others.