Chapter 13 Act 11 The Trial of Polk

The scene is the same as Act 1. God Li: (Stands up, knocks the gavel) Now announce the opening of the 11th court of the "Last Judgment" (sit down).Biography accused the 11th President of the United States James K. Polk (James K. Polk). (Polk stands up.) God Lee: You are Polk, born in 1795, the 11th President of the United States. Polk: Yes. God Lee: You are the first "dark horse" presidential candidate, and one of your nicknames is "Dark Horse" Polk (Dark Horse Polk).When you were nominated, it was so strange that someone asked, "Who is James K. Polk?" (Who is James K. Polk?).

Polk: (Nods.) God Lee: You have another nickname called "Mum Candidate" (Mum Candidate): During the 1844 election, you did not travel for the campaign, did not make campaign speeches, and only published a letter. Polk: (Nods.) God Lee: You have another nickname called "Polk the Plodder" (Polk the Plodder). You are a workaholic. During your 4 years in office, you only left your desk for 6 weeks. After 103 days, You die, only 53 years old.The conclusion is that you worked so hard that you exhausted yourself. Polk: But I kept all my campaign promises.I did it all. God Lee: You did it, but have you ever reflected on what you did?In fact, what you have done is to bully your neighbors and complete imperialism. In your Inaugural Address, March 4, 1845, you said (takes out a piece of paper):

...the Republic of Texas has informed us that it wishes to join and be part of the Union, to share in the liberty and happiness guaranteed by our Constitution...Therefore foreign powers should not regard the incorporation of Texas as the United States The expansion of the territory by force should be regarded as the peaceful acquisition of the territory that originally belonged to itself, so that a new member can join the Federation on a voluntary basis, thus reducing the possibility of war. However, 13 months later, you, the United States, went to war.At that time, your 6th President Adams Jr. was still alive, and he took the lead in Congress against declaring war on Mexico.However, the anti-war faction suffered a defeat: the House of Representatives voted 174 to 14, and the Senate voted 40 to 2, and it was approved to fight. As a result, this was called "the most unjust war" by Adams Jr. Fight.And the role played by you, the United States, is that of an international bully.Little Adams saw with his own eyes how the United Kingdom bullied the United States when he was a child, and when he was older, he saw with his own eyes how the United States bullied other countries.In the eyes of young Adams, the United States has become like this, and the pioneers and sages who founded the country may not even know each other.How shameful you are when you call out your American imperialism!

Polk: Our martyrs and sages also wanted to expand their territories.During the first three years of my term, 1845-1848, the territory increased by 68%.Didn't Jefferson also expand the territory of the United States? God Lee: At least he didn't hit his neighbors, and he didn't show the unbelievable reason that you declared war on your neighbor Mexico on May 11, 1846, because Mexico was "preparing to invade Texas".In less than two years, you forced out a treaty.According to this treaty, the land ceded by the Mexican government is as much as 1,370,154 square kilometers. If you add the 1,010,470 square kilometers of Texas, it will be 2,380,624 square kilometers. Polk, how dare you give Jefferson example?

Polk: At least I got territory cheaper than him.Even if force is used, it is cheaper than the martyrs and sages. To fight Mexico, the Americans only spent 109 million yuan, which is the cheapest war the United States has ever fought; it is 3 million less than the 148 million yuan of the Revolutionary War. 9 million yuan, what a bargain. God Lee: But you lost morally. That is what Adams Jr. said, when you fought Mexico, you fought "the most unjust war".You, the United States, have snatched half of Mexico's territory. You have a good time, but you will have endless troubles. Polk: Trouble?

God Lee: At that time, you made a contract with Mexico: Mexicans living in the ceded areas can freely choose to stay where they are or return to Mexico at any time. Loneliness, it retaliated against the United States with mass reproduction and mass smuggling. In the middle of the 21st century, you WASPs will experience the wasp (wasps. Angry people) of Latin Americans. Their population exceeds yours.You snatched half of Mexico's territory back then, but now it's fine, their population accounts for half of yours. Polk: (shakes head again) So I'm killing America? God Lee: It’s not entirely your fault. The fight against Mexico was approved by your Congress with a high vote. John L. O'Sullivan (John L. O'Sullivan) established the Fengtian-style imperialism. You, the United States, originally believed in "natural human rights", but this time you have changed your belief in "natural land rights" and grabbed the land of your neighbors.Little Adams sarcastically said of Polke, "He has no wit, no literature, no point in debate, bad speech, bad language, no philosophy, no appeal, no clever improvisation." Little Adams is In his eyes, the sons of America's Founding Fathers, you have betrayed the founding spirit of America.

Polk: Adams Jr. was the sixth president of the United States. He didn't know that I was the 11th president. Times have begun to change. In my 11th term, there was gaslighting, the telegraph, and the president. Official photo.For many changes, we need to use new thinking and use new thinking to block changes.For example, using paper money is a change, but I don't trust paper money. I am against banks and paper money. I believe that gold and silver are the only currency.All my expenses are also in coins. I believe that paper money will one day harm the United States. God Lee: Your view of paper money is much more progressive than your view of Mexican territories.Rejecting banknotes may seem out of date, but 120 years later, when the 37th President of the United States finally loses control of the credit of banknotes, you really became a prophet.

Polk: Who was the 37th president? God Lee: His name is "Tricky Dick", he later stepped down with the "Watergate" case, spawned many bad words, such as "Koreagate", "Irangate" , "Wastegate", "Nannygate", "Whitewatergate" and the like. Polk: It seems that our time was much simpler. God Lee: Much?You've got it all done for a Mexicogate, haven't you?In short, you are the first president to realize the "Mandate of Heaven" recognized by Americans, and you are also a "short man with a long program". In your "Great Plan" Next, when you leave your job, the U.S. territory is halved compared to when you started.You are a handy imperialist.

Polk: Please God Lee, don't look at me for a moment, but look at me for a lifetime, all of it. God Lee: Like? Polk: For example, like President Jackson, I only believe in coins, not paper money. God Lee: Oh.I know that your expenses are always in coins.You go to Washington with your wife Sarah, and all you take with you is coins. Polk: Exactly. God Lee: Sarah is complaining that it will make it inconvenient for the ladies to buy things. Polk: If the U.S. sticks to the gold standard and silver standard forever, ladies will have technical difficulties in shopping, and the waste and financial crisis in the future will never happen.

God Lee: Seeing after you die, Madam Mi-won's shopaholic, you were so prescient.Sarah was safe, though, and when you died she remembered you in mourning for the rest of her life. Polk: There are no such women in America now. God Lee: If there is, the modern American clothing industry has produced many styles of mourning clothes, and it is too much to wear if you have to wear mourning for life. Polk: (Wry smile.) God Lee: Alright, now try your next Taylor.Retire from the court (beat the mallet and stand up). (The curtain falls.)