I wasn't alive in Colonial times.
Why are you afraid to give a straight answer to a simple question? (I would have supported the Revolution.)
I'm "afraid" of very little, especially hypothetical questions. I AM afraid of what would happen to the US if currently illegal drugs were legalized though.
Answering hypothetical questions is pointless, and I have better things to do with my time than to answer them. Sorry if that bothers you.
I do have a possible solution to your problem though. You could always pay my ISP bill ($9.95) and my consulting fee ($150 an hour, 3 hour minimum) for a period of one month, and I would be happy to answer all the hypothetical questions you want, for up to 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, weekends off, and I take a 2-hour lunch break. I accept cash, cashier's checks, or PayPal.
This same dude refused to answer whether he agreed with Arnold or McClintock more on the issues just yesterday.