The American revolution ... was it worth it?

[Heraclitus]

Back in 1775, this revolution replaced the Dictator, some British guy, with this guy George Washington in America. The king was a nasty dictator at best, he was brutal and he taxed tea. People didn't get dragged out of their homes in the middle of the night, mostly because living under British rule wasn't as bad as it sounds.
Many of the youth of the nation played an important role in this revolution.

Now here it is 200 years later, are the people really any better off?

I was reading a newspaper piece and many of the founding fathers who participated in the revolution 200 years ago, now wish (if they weren't dead) they hadn't. Many admitted that even though the King was bad, it is now far worse in the country. Some even go as far as to claim that if just the US had stayed part of the British empire the average citizen would enjoy comparable rights and a higher standard of living today.

[loinburger]

It should read "The perfect storm of arrogance also known as Heraclitus"

[BeBMan]

I think it was very much worth it. Without the rev, most people in Northern America would have to speak English today

[Kitschum]

Yes, that cockney accent is horrid. It sounds hostile, even deranged. I'm glad that TV and movies have saturated us with bland, non-threatening General American.

[Sava]

Yes, that cockney accent is horrid. It sounds hostile, even deranged. I'm glad that TV and movies have saturated us with bland, non-threatening General American.

Yes!

I can't imagine having to say "fook" all the time instead of ****.

[Drake Tungsten]

Of course the American Revolution was worth it. The U.S. stood astride the world like a colossus until the Baby Boomers came to power and ruined everything. Still, it was a good run...

[Mon River Monarch]

The Revolution was worth it...until this year. My cheap ass company is giving us Independence Day off of course, just like always. One problem, it's on a Saturday

[Sava]

Of course the American Revolution was worth it. The U.S. stood astride the world like a colossus until the Baby Boomers came to power and ruined everything. Still, it was a good run...

50 some years as the dominant power on the planet? Pretty weak. One of the weakest runs in history.

[Drake Tungsten]

I agree that it should've been longer. Goddamn Boomers...

[Sava]

yup
another reason to hate my parents
YOU RUINED OUR COUNTRY

[Riesstiu IV]

They couldn't even win against a bunch of Vietnamese peasants despite the arsenal of weaponry that was available to them.

[Kitschum]

What the hell are you talking about? They won every battle they fought. It was the media and the treacherous politicians who "lost" the war. And especially the Jews.

[Drake Tungsten]

I don't remember there being any Jewbots to fight in 'Nam.

[Imran Siddiqui]

There are always Jewbots... they just hide well.

[Kitschum]

They were disguised like Democrats