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LuvNewcastle

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13. We have taxation without representation here.

Reply to whathehell (Reply #11)

Sat May 9, 2020, 05:15 PM

May 2020

Just ask the people in D.C. about that. And you know it's funny, I bought a box of tea at Wal-Mart this morning and I paid taxes on it. Of course taxation without representation is wrong, but unless the taxation is particularly onerous, it isn't something to get that worked up about.

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20% of colonists supported the British during the Revolutionary War. [View all] byronius May 2020 OP

Yes, but 245 years later it's no longer a new experiment. Turbineguy May 2020 #1

Actually, the figure was probably higher for loyalists in North America in the 1770's. NNadir May 2020 #2

I'm not so sure I would have supported the revolution. LuvNewcastle May 2020 #3

Your point is well taken. Slavery was definitely an issue. It's in the Declaration. NNadir May 2020 #6

You're certainly right about America's influence LuvNewcastle May 2020 #10

One of the worst replies I have ever seen on here. Celerity May 2020 #22

So you are saying that America was NOT the influence of many anti colonizational movements? SQUEE May 2020 #24

I am saying the reality on balance has been slathered in the blood of innocents, with the actual Celerity May 2020 #25

Whatever works for you. SQUEE May 2020 #27

So you'e okay with the concept of taxation without representation? whathehell May 2020 #11

We have taxation without representation here. LuvNewcastle May 2020 #13

Oh please. whathehell May 2020 #14

Their taxes weren't that bad. LuvNewcastle May 2020 #16

I'm sorry, but that's simply not true. whathehell May 2020 #19

Their taxes weren't that bad? shockey80 May 2020 #21

It was also a big deal when you did not, whathehell May 2020 #37

The King still had undemocratic authority in England edhopper May 2020 #23

Yes I know.. whathehell May 2020 #28

So the idea that paying taxes edhopper May 2020 #29

No. The king's powers were limited by Parliament whathehell May 2020 #33

The king didn't have complete authority -- Parliament held the purse strings. whathehell May 2020 #30

True edhopper May 2020 #31

The issue of whether GB could be called a "democracy' at the time whathehell May 2020 #34

And i am saying it wasn't really democratic representation in GB either. edhopper May 2020 #35

And again, I am saying that the colonists of that time were not whathehell May 2020 #36

Well edhopper May 2020 #38

Huh? whathehell May 2020 #39

Kind of condescending edhopper May 2020 #40

Sorry, whathehell May 2020 #41

Some of my relatives were loyalists. roamer65 May 2020 #4

"They should have stayed there" whathehell May 2020 #7

Nope. roamer65 May 2020 #17

Riiiiight whathehell May 2020 #18

That's where my Loyalist ancestors shanti May 2020 #32

I've always thought that Republicans would have been on the side of the British... somaticexperiencing May 2020 #5

Of course they would. Grins May 2020 #8

Not sure TheFarseer May 2020 #20

20% were patriots. 20% were loyalists Ex Lurker May 2020 #9

No, it was more like 35 to 40 percent were patriots. whathehell May 2020 #12

Revolution 2golddogs May 2020 #15

The American Revolution has been my favorite subject to read about. shockey80 May 2020 #26