Shays rebellion cannot be compared with marxist protests. It was a legitimate rebellion by Revolutionary war veterans who were asking for debt relief due to their wartime service. At the time harsh repayment requirements were demanded by Europeans on Revolutionary war bonds that they be paid back in gold and silver. This required American bond issuers to call in loans and seize debtor property in order to generate the cash with which to the purchase gold and silver to make their repayments on bonds. The veterans were paying for the war twice over.
The veterans were asking for debt relief against their loans being called in and seizures in deference to their wartime service. Today veterans are protected against this by the Soldiers and Sailor relief act.
Shay’s Rebellion also produced a now famous quote on freedom by Thomas Jeffereson. From Wikipedia:
“Thomas Jefferson, who was serving as an ambassador to France at the time, refused to be alarmed by Shays’ Rebellion. In a letter to a friend, he argued that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing. “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The OWS protestors are not creditor-squeezed war veterans asking for relief against loans being called in and seizures, rather they are straight-up marxists asking for free handouts. The veterans wanted their loans’ original repayment terms respected. The OWS-ers want government handouts grants. That’s a big difference.
Ms. Coulter should show a bit more intelligence and respect.