JJM wrote:InkL0sed wrote:Snorri1234 wrote:JJM wrote:Every time someone insulted Jackson when he was present he would challenge them to a dual. Good thing that isn't allowed today or these debates would be kind of hard to have.
I'm seriously confused as to how that wouldn't be awesome.
It would be fucking amazing. Upon contemplation of this, I must say that although he was a murderer, I can't help but like him.
How can you admire the devil. From my point of veiw Jackson wasen't any better than Saddam Huessan. They both killed innocent people.
I think calling Jackson "the devil" is a bit harsh.
You seem to be basing this entirely on the fact that he was an Indian fighter and was willing to fight duels with people when he felt personally insulted.
Jackson was the product of a frontier environment. When he was growing up Indian raids on frontier settlements were actually commonplace. As for his willingness to fight duels, living on the frontier in the southern U.S. at this time men would not be expected to accept slights on their honor. At times many of these incidents could only be settled by a duel or an act of cowardice by one of the parties.