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Two hundred and thirty-three years ago, in Philadelphia, a bunch of
guys got together and wrote a letter to their king. The letter was
very eloquent, and well thought out, but it basically boiled down
to this:
"Dear King George,
You're not the boss of us!
Sincerely,
A Bunch of Troublemakers"
Quote:
Looking back now, we know the outcome. We know who eventually won,
and we don't mind cheering for the rebels. But make no mistake:
when you cheer for the founders of this country, you are cheering
for law-breakers and traitors. As well you should. But, for all the
flag-waving and celebrating that goes on every July 4th, do
Americans actually believe in what the colonists did? Do they
really believe in the attitude expressed in the Declaration of
Independence? Are they really still capable of supporting a mantra
of "You're not the boss of me!"?
In, short, no. Imagine the equivalent of what the colonists did so
many years ago, being done today. Imagine a group of people writing
a letter to the United States government, sending a letter to
Congress and to the President, saying that they would no longer pay
federal taxes, they would no longer obey federal laws, and that
they would resist--by force, if necessary--any attempt by federal
agents to enforce those laws. How would a group which did such
things be viewed today, by most Americans?
They would be viewed as nut-cases, scofflaws and terrorists,
despicable criminals and malcontents. They would be scorned as the
scum of the earth, despised by just about everyone who today
celebrates Independence Day.
How ironic.
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME! (http://www.larkenrose.com/tmds-blog/1894-youre-not-the-boss-of-me.html - broken link)
Food for thought. On the one hand we do have elected representatives now. On the other hand the majority of them are bought and paid for by the lobbyist and do much more to represent them than they do us.
"They would be viewed as nut-cases, scofflaws and terrorists, despicable criminals and malcontents."
This sums up liberal rationale precisely. Anytime anyone stands up to their government, they are labled as such right here in this forum. The tea party movement and the constant denigrating of these people by the liberal left is a perfect example.
"saying that they would no longer pay
federal taxes, they would no longer obey federal laws, and that
they would resist--by force, if necessary--any attempt by federal
agents to enforce those laws. How would a group which did such
things be viewed today, by most Americans?"
the purpose of this thing is to help disgruntled people who dont want to pay taxes feel self-righteous.
"saying that they would no longer pay
federal taxes, they would no longer obey federal laws, and that
they would resist--by force, if necessary--any attempt by federal
agents to enforce those laws. How would a group which did such
things be viewed today, by most Americans?"
the purpose of this thing is to help disgruntled people who dont want to pay taxes feel self-righteous.
It demeans and cheapens the War of Independence.
Whatever.
LOL...one of the reasons for the War of Independence was about not paying taxes....
LOL...one of the reasons for the War of Independence was about not paying taxes....
A good little Tory.
Taxes were a small reason. It was government without representation, not just taxation without representation. You all have skewed history just to try to make yourselves feel smug.
Location: I currently exist only in a state of mind. one too complex for geographic location.
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Originally Posted by delusianne
Taxes were a small reason. It was government without representation, not just taxation without representation. You all have skewed history just to try to make yourselves feel smug.
you do realize that around 50% of americans are now being taxed without representation right? democracy is mob rule.
Taxes were a small reason. It was government without representation, not just taxation without representation. You all have skewed history just to try to make yourselves feel smug.
Uh huh....
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