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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2022 16:45:05 GMT
There's a lot more to the American Revolution than just those points. Not that I agree with your summary anyway.
Try reading the following:
The American revolution is, obviously, a big deal in America. It's barely a footnote in UK or wider European history. From a disinterested perspective, characterisations of US revolutionaries as "the goodies", for freexom and stuff, and the Briti as "the baddies", all about oppression, are baffling. We usually know more about the civil war, due to the fact that there are way more movies on that period. There aren't that many movies on the war of independence. So I guess that even the Americans aren't that interested in that period of their history. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2022 16:47:05 GMT
Take the French revolution, for example, we have tons and tons of movies on that, which is why it's a period of our history that we usually know very well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2022 16:50:42 GMT
There's a very long Doctor Who serial on the French revolution back when it was interesting and not just about bug-eyed monsters and damsels in distress yelling and crap... It wasn't bad at all.
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Post by Mercy for All on Sept 20, 2022 17:59:23 GMT
There's a lot more to the American Revolution than just those points. Not that I agree with your summary anyway.
Try reading the following:
The American revolution is, obviously, a big deal in America. It's barely a footnote in UK or wider European history. From a disinterested perspective, characterisations of US revolutionaries as "the goodies", for freexom and stuff, and the Briti as "the baddies", all about oppression, are baffling. Canadian perspective: culture is descended from Loyalists (those loyal to the crown, many of home abandoned homes and belongings to go north near the beginning of the revolution), but strongly informed by American culture. More American than British in influence now—and runs as deep as cultural values. |
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Post by Fiddler on Sept 20, 2022 20:10:20 GMT
There's a lot more to the American Revolution than just those points. Not that I agree with your summary anyway.
Try reading the following:
The American revolution is, obviously, a big deal in America. It's barely a footnote in UK or wider European history. From a disinterested perspective, characterisations of US revolutionaries as "the goodies", for freexom and stuff, and the Briti as "the baddies", all about oppression, are baffling.
OT: I hear you guys are gonna give Trickle Down another chance to fail ..
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2022 20:42:49 GMT
The American revolution is, obviously, a big deal in America. It's barely a footnote in UK or wider European history. From a disinterested perspective, characterisations of US revolutionaries as "the goodies", for freexom and stuff, and the Briti as "the baddies", all about oppression, are baffling.
OT: I hear you guys are gonna give Trickle Down another chance to fail ..
Nothing like going back to the tried and true failures... trickle down economics, what a laugh!!! |
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Post by limey² on Sept 20, 2022 20:46:43 GMT
The American revolution is, obviously, a big deal in America. It's barely a footnote in UK or wider European history. From a disinterested perspective, characterisations of US revolutionaries as "the goodies", for freexom and stuff, and the Briti as "the baddies", all about oppression, are baffling.
OT: I hear you guys are gonna give Trickle Down another chance to fail ..
Yes indeed. The party that's supported by29.35% of the voters is, again, acting like it has The Will of the People behind it and is about to shaft said People. Again. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2022 21:02:14 GMT
OT: I hear you guys are gonna give Trickle Down another chance to fail ..
Yes indeed. The party that's supported by29.35% of the voters is, again, acting like it has The Will of the People behind it and is about to shaft said People. Again. Same shit in France, Macron the current President was willingly elected by a minority of the electorate. Most people that voted for him in the end did it only to prevent Le pen from getting into L'elyssée... Our White House. |
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Post by limey² on Sept 20, 2022 21:30:45 GMT
Yes indeed. The party that's supported by29.35% of the voters is, again, acting like it has The Will of the People behind it and is about to shaft said People. Again. Same shit in France, Macron the current President was willingly elected by a minority of the electorate. Most people that voted for him in the end did it only to prevent Le pen from getting into L'elyssée... Our White House. That is, to be fair, a very valid reason. By the way, did we burn down L'elyssée? No? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2022 21:52:37 GMT
Same shit in France, Macron the current President was willingly elected by a minority of the electorate. Most people that voted for him in the end did it only to prevent Le pen from getting into L'elyssée... Our White House. That is, to be fair, a very valid reason. By the way, did we burn down L'elyssée? No? What are you talking about? |
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Post by runswithscissors on Sept 20, 2022 22:33:59 GMT
I will paraphrase Doc Holliday from the Tombstone movie. "Yes, I'm sure of it. I hate him." He's flying without a net, dancing with shoes that are falling apart, and all the while acting as if he knows anything at all about what he posts about. He reminds me of some news guy sitting at a desk with no pants on. It isn't apparent at first, but eventually becomes evident.
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Post by limey² on Sept 21, 2022 0:19:08 GMT
That is, to be fair, a very valid reason. By the way, did we burn down L'elyssée? No? What are you talking about? The British had a thing about burning down significant Government buildings in beaten nations...y'know. Summer Palace. White House. Various Indian Rajah's gaffs. Did we burn yours down? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2022 4:53:19 GMT
What are you talking about? The British had a thing about burning down significant Government buildings in beaten nations...y'know. Summer Palace. White House. Various Indian Rajah's gaffs. Did we burn yours down? When would that be? France hasn't been invaded by you people since the hundred years war (Joan of Arc and all) ... There was no Elysée back then. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2022 4:56:21 GMT
I will paraphrase Doc Holliday from the Tombstone movie. "Yes, I'm sure of it. I hate him." He's flying without a net, dancing with shoes that are falling apart, and all the while acting as if he knows anything at all about what he posts about. He reminds me of some news guy sitting at a desk with no pants on. It isn't apparent at first, but eventually becomes evident. Yeah, that's monster fuck in a nutshell all right. |
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Post by limey² on Sept 21, 2022 7:57:30 GMT
The British had a thing about burning down significant Government buildings in beaten nations...y'know. Summer Palace. White House. Various Indian Rajah's gaffs. Did we burn yours down? When would that be? France hasn't been invaded by you people since the hundred years war (Joan of Arc and all) ... There was no Elysée back then. Au contraire, mon ami. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Toulouse_(1814)A sound thrashing for Brother Frog at the hands of Les Goddams and their justifiably grumpy Iberian colleagues. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2022 8:48:10 GMT
When would that be? France hasn't been invaded by you people since the hundred years war (Joan of Arc and all) ... There was no Elysée back then. Au contraire, mon ami. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Toulouse_(1814)A sound thrashing for Brother Frog at the hands of Les Goddams and their justifiably grumpy Iberian colleagues. Was France occupied by the British back then? I don't think so. The only occupation we're taught about (since the hundred years war) is by the germans during WWII. |
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Post by limey² on Sept 21, 2022 8:55:00 GMT
Was France occupied by the British back then? I don't think so. The only occupation we're taught about (since the hundred years war) is by the germans during WWII. "Occupied"? No. "Defeated"? Yes. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2022 8:57:47 GMT
Was France occupied by the British back then? I don't think so. The only occupation we're taught about (since the hundred years war) is by the germans during WWII. "Occupied"? No. "Defeated"? Yes. I wasn't talking about defeat. The question if you remember was about the occupation of Paris and the possible destruction of Le Palais De L'Elysée. That never happened. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2022 9:00:06 GMT
Is monster fuck universally detested? How could he be? The universe doesn't know that he exists. What a dumbass!!!
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Post by limey² on Sept 21, 2022 10:31:33 GMT
"Occupied"? No. "Defeated"? Yes. I wasn't talking about defeat. The question if you remember was about the occupation of Paris and the possible destruction of Le Palais De L'Elysée. That never happened. I remember, because it was my question. I asked if marauding, victorious, vengeful British forces had ever burned it down. You said no, because the British hadn't invaded since (iirc) the days of Saint Joan. I then pointed out the events of 1814. |
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