While I'm sure that there must have been a few who acted dishonorably in the
context of liberty, colonists supporting independence (approximately 1/3
for, 1/3 against, 1/3 didn't really care) did NOT:
1. Use violence to close theatres,
2. Prevent the publication of any books they disagreed with,
3. Threaten with death people whose views differed from their own, or
4. Take liberty from other colonists who were not combatants or
collaborators though they may have favored remaining British colonists.
5. Guillotine, execute or imprison British leaders during or after the
war as was the practice of some countries.
Revolution is war. The opposite side is called the enemy. Enemy soldiers and
collaborators are the targets of war. The first volley of the war was fired
at Lexington. The commander of the patriots (approximately 70 in number)
Major John Parker, said, "Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon.
But if they want a war, let it begin here." The British troops
(approximately 800) fired first and the fire was returned by the patriots.
This was the beginning of the revolution. It has been called "The shot heard
'round the world." The war resulted in the oldest republic currently in
existence.
Regards,
Bob...
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy;
if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
From: "Bob Shell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at 07:56 AM, Bob Blakely wrote:
Herb Chong believes that if he and others perceives that some folks see
them as an insignificant minority, they should be allowed to use violence
to close theatres, that they should be allowed to prevent the publication
of books, films etc. that they disagree with, and they should be allowed
to threaten with death people whose views differ from their own.
When you say what you wrote, that's what I hear. It is the most logical
conclusion to Herb's specific response to the specific question.
You have every right to believe and say whatever you want, even try to
convince others and freely assemble with like minded fellows, but you and
anyone who would take liberty from others for any purpose bears close
watching.
In colonial days the American colonists were regarded as an insignificant
minority by the British. They ended up taking the liberty and life of
quite a few British soldiers in their fight for independence. Were they
wrong to do so? The Brits said they had no right to take up arms against
the crown.
