Welcome • User Guide
ToS • Privacy • Canary
Donate • Bugs • License

©2026 Poal.co

904

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.

(post is archived)

You are currently inside a comment thread.
Click here to see all the comments (28).
[–] • 1 pt

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."

[–] • 0 pt

What was Paine's role, his influence?

[–] • 3 pts

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.

[–] • -1 pt

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

[–] • 0 pt

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