Posted on 06/06/2013 11:37:05 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
The English throne had been occupied by the French since 1066. Although, really, the Normans were Norsemen and therefore a bit closer to the Teutons than the old Franks. English being a Germanic language (not a Romance language) one might argue that George I was not an inappropriate choice.
Here’s a slightly different perspective.....an “attitude study” was made by historians of the opinions of the American populace just prior to the American Revolution. IIRC, at that time ~1/3 were actively for revolution, ~1/3 were diehard crown loyalists, and the rest didn’t care one way or the other. A figure of 29% who “expect a revolution” is awful close to 33%. Perhaps our “masters” should think about that for a minute (or longer).
Exactly right. The Public indoctrination has polluted the minds of the young.
Quite a few young people I know have rabid hatred for anything Conservative. They will be the sheep to do the left's bidding.
There will be no planned "initiation" of any type of rebellion. It would be put down with incredible violence -- by the Statists in D.C.
I believe Liberty will have a "chance" to flower once again in our Republic.
It will come about by the opportunity afforded by some pivotal event ( I believe economic collapse based)
That event will allow the Several States to act quickly to nullify and dispose of the unconstitutional aspects of our current Federal government. Of course, it's a long shot because at the State level we would need leaders with a Warrior Mindset (as opposed to a bureaucratic/legislative mindset)
The Warrior aspect is not necessarily of the battlefield, but of the mindset to move fearlessly to fire and remove the bulk of the Federal parasite class.
We can never legislate ourselves back towards Limited government.
Civil wars usually don’t end well, either. History has more Stalins and Robespierres than George Washingtons.
One man’s opinion. Nothing more.
“1688 was rather glorious”
Unless you were either Scottish or Catholic.
29%?????
That’s about the % that started and won the 1st revolution. Our only difficulty is in finding men of the caliber of Geo Washington and the other Founders....
Obama and the criminal Dems are pushing that % up with each and every scandal being revealed each day.
Down the Donks!
And Normandy has been big today, being today was the aniversary of the Normandy invasion.
Just one person’s opinion.
Reads like another frustrated lunatic libertarian who can’t understand why guillotines aren’t rolling down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Revolutions aren’t something that comes out of Cracker Jack box. It took the founders 25 years - from 1750 to 1775 - to organize and find leadership before taking on King George.
His reading of the current situation and the people on both sides are borderline goofy, IMO. He took a shot at the barn wall and missed.
That’s because definitionally speaking, ours was not a “revolution” it was a “war of secession.” A “revolution” is a war to overthrow a government. The Founders had no desire to dethrone the king, they just wanted to no longer be part of his kingdom.
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