What a great way to start off the American 250th anniversary! I just completed Ken Burn's American Revolution and in nearly 12h spun over 6 episodes several themes get addressed which are all important The internal civil war between loyalists to King George III and the "patriots" that the Brits called rebels...nowadays we call them MAGA and protestors/domestic terrorists respectively
The offshoot casualties of American's fight for independence were the Native Americans who were brutalized by the patriots losing their lands and belongings It is pretty despicable to watch Likewise the American slaves promised freedom by both the Brits and Americans who fought for each respective side lost their freedom due to the slave owner Washington and won their freedom because the Brits kept their promise that if they fought with Britain they would win their freedom at the end of the war
And for patriots who fought for their nascent country, suffered years of brutal weather and near starvation, most were left unpaid by a bankrupt new government
And had it not been for the French and Spanish military help, Washington would have lost his war of independence with Britain And now WE the People face what was a big concern for the Constitutional framers that a dictator would take over the country It’s in our American DNA to say “No Kings or Dictators”
This is terrifying. And also true. Your examples show that quite clearly.
Freedom: It’s In Our DNA
What a great way to start off the American 250th anniversary! I just completed Ken Burn's American Revolution and in nearly 12h spun over 6 episodes several themes get addressed which are all important The internal civil war between loyalists to King George III and the "patriots" that the Brits called rebels...nowadays we call them MAGA and protestors/domestic terrorists respectively
The offshoot casualties of American's fight for independence were the Native Americans who were brutalized by the patriots losing their lands and belongings It is pretty despicable to watch Likewise the American slaves promised freedom by both the Brits and Americans who fought for each respective side lost their freedom due to the slave owner Washington and won their freedom because the Brits kept their promise that if they fought with Britain they would win their freedom at the end of the war
And for patriots who fought for their nascent country, suffered years of brutal weather and near starvation, most were left unpaid by a bankrupt new government
And had it not been for the French and Spanish military help, Washington would have lost his war of independence with Britain And now WE the People face what was a big concern for the Constitutional framers that a dictator would take over the country It’s in our American DNA to say “No Kings or Dictators”