We need some historyanon to set us straight on why Geo. Washington totally being a Freemason—who wanted SIX-pointed stars on the flag instead of five—is no big deal, and he's still the icon he always was. I want to conserve (being somewhat conservative) a positive view of the Father of Our Country, if it's consistent with the truth.
Fun Factoid: When Betsy Ross heard George's stated preference, she picked up a piece of paper and a scissors and showed him how easy it was (for her) to quickly cut out a perfect five-pointed star in a SINGLE SNIP, with very little effort. It convinced him to go with that design instead of the dreadful six-pointed thing, and the rest is literally history:
We need some historyanon to set us straight on why Geo. Washington totally being a Freemason—who wanted SIX-pointed stars on the flag instead of five—is no big deal, and he's still the icon he always was. I want to conserve (being somewhat conservative) a positive view of the Father of Our Country, if it's consistent with the truth.
Fun Factoid: When Betsy Ross heard George's stated preference, she picked up a piece of paper and a scissors and showed him how easy it was (for her) to quickly cut out a perfect five-pointed star in a single snip, with very little effort. It convinced him to go with that design instead of the dreadful six-pointed thing, and the rest is literally history:
We need some historyanon to set us straight on why Geo. Washington totally being a Freemason—who wanted SIX-pointed stars on the flag instead of five—is no big deal, and he's still the icon he always was. I want to conserve (being somewhat conservative) a positive view of the Father of Our Country, if it's consistent with the truth.
Fun Factoid: When Betsy Ross heard George's stated preference, she picked up a piece of paper and a scissors and showed him how easy it was (for her) to quickly cut out a perfect five-pointed star in a single snip, with very little effort. It convinced him to go with that design instead of the dreaded six-pointed thing, and the rest is literally history:
We need some historyanon to set us straight on why Geo. Washington totally being a Freemason—who wanted SIX-pointed stars on the flag instead of five—is no big deal, and he's still the icon he always was. I want to conserve (being somewhat conservative) a positive view of the Father of Our Country, if it's consistent with the truth.
Fun Factoid: When Betsy Ross heard George's stated preference, she picked up a piece of cloth and a scissors and showed him how easy it was (for her) to quickly cut out a five-pointed star with very little effort. It convinced him to go with that design instead of the dreaded six-pointed thing, and the rest is literally history. :)
We need some historyanon to set us straight on why Geo. Washington totally being a Freemason who wanted SIX-pointed stars on the flag instead of five is no big deal, and he's still the icon he always was. I want to conserve (being somewhat conservative) a positive view of the Father of Our Country, if it's consistent with the truth.