OT: Ok, there really is nothing to see here. Except me making a fool of myself.

Puke · #1 April 20th, 2004, 05:30 PM

actually, i think its poorly contrived propoganda. there were plenty of real life coup attempts prior to the civil war. why not focus on real history instead of this stuff?

Fyron · #2 April 20th, 2004, 06:44 PM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
I don't think you are supposed to take it literally Fyron. It's like a modern Version of how the story would have been written if it happened today.

Nah, ya think? I was just pointing out that this was not a current emergency situation to Narf, who was worried that it was...

primitive · #3 April 20th, 2004, 07:09 PM

Good one Narf.

Puke:
Have you been sleeping through History class

?
Whats not real in the story ?

Fyron:
"The National guard" of the story would be English troops. After all they was the legal rulers at the time, the republic not beeing proclaimed yet

geoschmo · #4 April 20th, 2004, 07:10 PM

ROFL, I didn't realize he thought it was serious.

Guess you caught the thread before he changed the title.

Wardad · #5 April 20th, 2004, 11:04 PM

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Originally posted by primitive:
Good one Narf.

Fyron:
"The National guard" of the story would be English troops. After all they was the legal rulers at the time, the republic not beeing proclaimed yet

Naaaaa!
"The National Guard" would be the local militas, the "Blue Coats". They would supplement the Kings "Red Coats" and provide local defense against the French or Indians.

The republic was not yet proclaimed. BUT, it was a government in operation. Almost independant of England, but in operating Englands name. We had been left to fend for ourselfs and develop on our own.
When we were ripe for the pickings, England got gready, too gready. The crazy King denied us the rights, status, and representation of English citizens.

[ April 20, 2004, 22:15: Message edited by: Wardad ]

Wardad · #6 April 20th, 2004, 11:05 PM

oops, where is that delete key

[ April 20, 2004, 22:16: Message edited by: Wardad ]

Puke · #7 April 22nd, 2004, 06:14 PM

real? its highly euphamistic. its not a modernization of events, its a complete re-immagining of events for specific political goals. the analogies that are being made are completely irresponsible.

Brigham Young and Aaron Burr both wanted to carve out their own piece of empire, but no one points to them as shining examples of why the populous should be armed.

even pretending that events leading to the revolution are analogous to modern assault weapons issues and michigan millitia type organizations is absurd. I dont mind the debate, but I think people should qualify their arguements a bit better.

And its not that im for disarming the public, but i would prefer if that armed public was educated and responsible. unfortuneately, they are not.

sleeping through history, indeed...

[ April 22, 2004, 19:10: Message edited by: Puke ]