[Brujo]

The punishment is probably best known, however, from its widespread use in America during the War of Independence in the 1770s, when it was used to punish those accused of loyalty to the British colonial power.

The victim was usually paraded around the streets in a cart as a warning to other would-be traitors.

Since this article is written from the point of view of the British, shouldn't that be would-be loyalists?

[antinomian]

Since this article is written from the point of view of the British, shouldn't that be would-be loyalists?

When it's convenient for them, the British left rationalize the American war of independence as some kind of class struggle and see the Americans as the good guys. Never mind that most of the founding fathers were aristocrats.

Stands to reason. The American left hate America and America's role in history. The British left feel the same way towards their country.