Sure they were products of the time period. You had to own land at least to have any kind of power back in the day. They were not perfect but they did have a vision of a government that could work without traditional kings.
They would be pissed about Trump trying to overrun the other branches. I'n the end, they wouldn't give a fuck about slaves. As long as their land was worked and they survived. They wouldn't have cared.
Hold your hand like you're going to karate chop your phone. But start from the very left, then jedi wave across the screen. You do have to touch slightly the screen