Defiant loyalists paid dearly for choosing wrong side in the American Revolution
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#3Now I want to see 'Tories' used derisively in modern American politics.
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I don't think it died over the last few years. I think it's been dead for decades. Most Americans only seem to be anti-authoritarian when the authority is part of the opposing political party. This is nothing new. What is new is how much presidential power has expanded - allowing for increasingly authoritarian policies.
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You mean the majority of Americans?
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When Americans were “resisting authority” by not wearing masks and keeping their businesses opened despite lockdown orders did you feel the same pride in anti-authority behavior then?
One person’s freedom fighter is another person’s terrorist. Always has been and always will be that way. The winning side when there is one usually gets to write the history of who was what.
Do you still feel pride in American anti-authoritarianism today or do you think the US may have turned out to be governed more like the UK, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand complete with trust in government run healthcare had it not succeeded in rebellion?
Important to remember all of these things when you are being introspective of an issue like the protests ongoing in Los Angelas and elsewhere.
Anyway it’s hard to resist authority when you can’t find parking for the local protest.
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When Americans were “resisting authority” by not wearing masks and keeping their businesses opened despite lockdown orders did you feel the same pride in anti-authority behavior then? One person’s freedom fighter is another person’s terrorist. Always has been and always will be that way. The winning side when there is one usually gets to write the history of who was what. Do you still feel pride in American anti-auth…
Anybody get tear-gassed for not wearing a mask?