I'm listening to the musical Hamilton for the hundredth time
Alexander was a genius. He understood both war and money. And his Old Money GF wouldn't buy him out. At first, his true love boiled over for a stable rich man she didn't love, giving him to her sister as a seed investment. Then his wife sabotaged his career and considered herself his true love, having the audacity to be surprised by his infidelities.
This is about Old Money being a good thing. I mean, even if you're already on a clear path to the ultimate "fuck you money" and "fuck you power."
I googled it. What a scumbag Angelica is. Just fucking 💔💔💔.
Eliza was the only one who received her father's blessing for the marriage. Meaning, the sisters' father approved of Hamilton and saw his potential. Angelica consciously refused, without family pressure. Even worse than depicted in the musical. She betrayed both herself and Alexander. And not even for money.
Midway through, after a major victory, Washington, already seeing Hamilton in an unhappy marriage where his lover had dumped him for more liquid money, asks the awkward question of whether Hamilton would be part of the new government. Hamilton immediately asks "Treasury" or "State Department," to which he replies "Treasury." So, instead of a generally capable government, they immediately chose the "money" branch. And they got everything money can buy. With all the problems that follow, like expensive healthcare. Just imagine, the world lost a world-class power because of one girl.