Two thirds of the rebelling colonists considered themselves British, not American, and remained loyal to the Crown.
In the case of the American revolution, the revolutionaries had more passion for their cause.
One third is not a majority, just a large plurality.
I wonder whose side Bruce Lee would have been on regarding Taiwan. Silly question, but possibly relevant to the passion issue.
The Chinese on the island look down their arrogant noses at the backwater indigenous Taiwanese. Their loyalty is to China, though they dislike communism.
It’s a clusterfrack.