I'm impartial when it comes to Hamilton (I like some of the music, but don't have a burning desire to rush out and watch it), so I can see some of the arguments here, but I can also see your points.
"There would have been nothin' left to do for someone less astute "He woulda been dead or destitute without a cent of restitution"
Exactly. It's supposed to be laudable. Yes, I suppose it says "by working a lot harder", but you could argue that that just means... you know, he worked hard. Which he did. Honestly, in general I question the idea that saying "hard work" is bad, which I've seen in general among some. Hard work is good. Judging someone isn't good, assuming that one person's hard work will have the same exact results as another person's hard work isn't right, but there's nothing wrong with celebrating hard work.
As far as nationalistic ideas go... the musical is about a Founding Father, so of course it's going to be about the importance of America. But I also think that it was pre-Trump, and that's very relevant. I feel like pre-Trump, people were already concerned about nationalism, but Trump's rise to presidency really gave everyone pause. So maybe the musical seems a little right on the edge to some.
I've also heard that apparently the musical makes Hamilton out to be more Abolitionist than he really was, as Phillip Schuyler was involved in the slave trade, and Hamilton supported it, but I'm not sure.
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I'm impartial when it comes to Hamilton (I like some of the music, but don't have a burning desire to rush out and watch it), so I can see some of the arguments here, but I can also see your points.
"There would have been nothin' left to do for someone less astute
"He woulda been dead or destitute without a cent of restitution"
Exactly. It's supposed to be laudable. Yes, I suppose it says "by working a lot harder", but you could argue that that just means... you know, he worked hard. Which he did. Honestly, in general I question the idea that saying "hard work" is bad, which I've seen in general among some. Hard work is good. Judging someone isn't good, assuming that one person's hard work will have the same exact results as another person's hard work isn't right, but there's nothing wrong with celebrating hard work.
As far as nationalistic ideas go... the musical is about a Founding Father, so of course it's going to be about the importance of America. But I also think that it was pre-Trump, and that's very relevant. I feel like pre-Trump, people were already concerned about nationalism, but Trump's rise to presidency really gave everyone pause. So maybe the musical seems a little right on the edge to some.
I've also heard that apparently the musical makes Hamilton out to be more Abolitionist than he really was, as Phillip Schuyler was involved in the slave trade, and Hamilton supported it, but I'm not sure.