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American History

Sweeney

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12. Just as bankruptcy preceeded the English Revolution

Reply to johnsolaris (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 02:47 AM

Dec 2014

It preceeded ours, and all revolutions for that matter. This people gave a lot of bodies to the French Indian war, and suffered a big hit from it. The idea that this people should pay for a war from which they saw no tangible benefits really was insane. I understand the British army did most of the actual fighting, and that the cost was considerable, but their professional army like our own produced so many flunky generals incapable of using men and resources correctly that it is a wonder they could win at all. They were broke. They picked the wrong people to pay their bills.

And you see that trend today, laying more and more of the cost of the government on those who profit the least by it.

Big mistake; but I encourage them to make it.

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Just watched the movie "The Patriot," and out of curiosity looked up a British view of [View all] GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 OP

The fundamental myth of the American Revolution is an absurd distortion mixed with grantcart Oct 2013 #1

Thank you. That was much more along the lines of what I was looking for. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #2

Let's not forget the immortal words of King George III on the subject. hedda_foil Nov 2016 #17

french & indian war johnsolaris Oct 2013 #3

Erroneously minimizing British culpability won't help to set record straight Amerincorporated Feb 2014 #6

Just as bankruptcy preceeded the English Revolution Sweeney Dec 2014 #12

Another little-taught, rarely-learned cause of the American Revolution... kag Oct 2013 #4

I think the true story is to be found in the writings of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, etc. JDPriestly Nov 2013 #5

No one can take the credit for teaching us to act as idiots. Sweeney Dec 2014 #11

About to say, duplicated here. Deertoil Mar 2015 #14

The Patriot is shit, historically Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #7

As is usually the case, the real truth lies somewhere in between the various sides views. DrewFlorida Jul 2014 #8

The lies told here in regard to the war of 1812 are far worse. Sweeney Dec 2014 #13

Actually, the War of 1812 was a major mistake Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2015 #15

Certainly not a mainstream British view nowadays! LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #9

I have the feeling British think of America as an old HS sweetheart who got away Bucky Dec 2016 #18

We didn't get the revolution we were promised, Sweeney Dec 2014 #10

bloody british SheriffBob Jul 2016 #16