history according to Teribus.... sheesh is right

while there will always be those who take advantage of any opportunity that comes their way, the American Revolution was born out of many attitudes that came with the "Age of Enlightenment"... and was supported by those who had learned that they could indeed get along without having to support an aristocracy and the 18th century equivalent of mega corporations.

and what made Manifest Destiny do-able, was the fact that life in Europe was miserable enough to make immigration to another continent look good. happy campers do not pack up and move...

colonialism was NEVER intended to benefit the colonies... and there were enough educated colonials to figure that out and decide to take action. One thing we can say for our founding fathers... they were smart and well read... more than I can say for many of our current political hacks.

Guess we need another revolution to clean house...