[DiogenesLamp]

So did George Washington. The difference was, when Washington fought the British, there was no question that this was rebellion against the King, but with the Declaration of Independence, they asserted that independence was a natural right given by God.

Presumably this would have been the new paradigm adopted by this nation, because it is the very justification for our own independence.

Fighting against the right of states to become independent is King George III's position. Not George Washington's position.

[dangus]

>> He fought for the insurrectionists <<

> So did George Washington <

Well, yes, GW did fight for the insurrectionists. That’d be OUR (America’s) side. Lee fought for the insurrectionists. That’d be the confederacy’s side. So are you a Confederate or an American?

[dangus]

>> Fighting against the right of states to become independent is King George III’s position. Not George Washington’s position. <<

It’s not a question of whether states have the right to be independent. It’s a question of whether of a government has ceased to represent its people. Had the slaves revolted and killed every God-damned slave-holder (I mean that 100% literally, not as a cuss) and blinded sheeple who fought on the side of the slave-holders, THAT would have been just.