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When I think of other revolutions (French) and knowing who was behind them, and knowing one of the American founders (Thomas Paine) was inspired by the French Revolution, was our own American Revolution 'legit' or was it actually for some other purpose or intention, one not so virtuous as many of us think?

Was it needlessly rebellious, was there another way to deal with it? I do know most of the revolutionaries were young and impressionable. Even the Alamo (our pride and joy in Texas) was said to be run by a bunch of young 'hotheads.'

Been trying to figure this out, somewhat, for a while now.

When I think of other revolutions (French) and knowing who was behind them, and knowing one of the American founders (Thomas Paine) was inspired by the French Revolution, was our own American Revolution 'legit' or was it actually for some other purpose or intention, one not so virtuous as many of us think? Was it needlessly rebellious, was there another way to deal with it? I do know most of the revolutionaries were young and impressionable. Even the Alamo (our pride and joy in Texas) was said to be run by a bunch of young 'hotheads.' Been trying to figure this out, somewhat, for a while now.

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No. British PsyOp.

Democrats utilize Ada AI, Trump used Cambridge Analytica. Both based where?

Illusion of freedom. Happy slaves.

Brave New World. 1984. Animal Farm. Anthem. All rolled into one.

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Absolutely nailed it.

"America" is a fucking fairy tale.

inb4 retards try to "nuuhhh that was before we declared our freeeedumb!!"

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The first guy to go "Hey let's unite all the colonies under one government" should have been shot and dumped in the street

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The colonists payed lower taxes under british rule than after "independence"?

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Thanks, I need to research it. Sigh.

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Aldous Huxley explains the happy slave concept best.

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Still trying to read it, appreciate that.

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put it this way, the tax change you where rebelling against would have resulted in you paying less

In an attempt to save the company, the British parliament created the Tea Act, which gave East India company a monopoly on tea exports and allowed the company to import directly to the colonies, which lowered tea prices and undercut the illegal Dutch imports. Unfortunately, the taxes charged to the colonists remained the same.

By this time, the colonists had had all they could take of England and her taxes. When three ships full of tea docked in Boston, protesters refused to allow the tea to be unloaded. That night, men snuck aboard the ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor, ruining all of it and making a clear statement to the British that they were tired of taxation without representation.https://www.signs.com/blog/a-history-of-american-taxation-a-tea-party-a-whiskey-rebellion-more/

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But why did they wear red face?

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It was common back then during civil disobedience acts to wear makeup, dress as women, etc, to add to the anarchic atmosphere. Also, they were committing a crime..

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Problem: the ships were American, and the tea didn't belong to the King, but the East India Company.

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It would have been a mirror of the French Revolution if it wasn't for the Christian men who actually fought the war and who would not have tolerated a new system of tyranny that openly and quickly thereafter. In parallel to Christian men fighting to secure their God-given rights, it was also a gigantic masonic / kabbalistic ritual. When asked what form of government we now had, Franklin, a member of those rosicrucian-esque kabals said, "A republic, if you can keep it." I believe that statement was a threat.

Or, like the other commenter said, it was all a true psyop and we're just as owned by the Bank of England now as we were then.

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French Revolution = controlled power vacuum.

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That sounds plausible.

I should remember that nothing is so simple and easy to categorize and label as we'd like it to be.

For example, your statement about Christians who fought and would not have tolerated the tyranny.

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and knowing one of the American founders (Thomas Paine) was inspired by the French Revolution,

The american revolution ended in 1783 and the french revolution started in 1789. So this sentence is plain wrong.

Besides: "I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time."

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What was Paine's role, his influence?

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Why does it matter? You said, that one of the american founders was inspired by the french revolution. However, when the french revolution happened, the american revolution was already over.

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Paine was a 'revolutionary' is what I'm getting at, wondering who was behind him, who he really was, etc.

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Was wondering when someone else would catch on and quit jacking OP off.

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>Our own American Revolution. Was it legit?

Hella.

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Wut?

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The most unfortunate thing about the American Revolution was the persecution of citizens who stayed loyal to Britain. These were British citizens, remember. Many of them had been born in England or Scotland. They were being asked to betray their own nation by a band of traitors, and when they refused, they had their crops burned, their livestock killed, and they were murdered by snipers while walking down the road. Some had their houses set on fire while they were inside. They had committed no crime, other than remaining loyal to their country and their king. As a consequence of this unrelenting persecution, thousands upon thousands of them were forced to flee to Canada to preserve their own lives and the lives of their children. They left everything behind, to be stolen by the traitors who drove them from their homes. Now, that's a fact. So tell me, am I lying?

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The American revolution, if real, hasn’t happened yet. Let’s hope it does.