Don’t know if you watched the Sons Of Liberty on the History channel, but regardless of any license they took in making the show, it deeply saddened me to watch and be reminded what we have allowed to be squandered. What a disgrace to those that put it all out there to make this country what it once was. Sad, sad state of affairs.
Keep in mind this quote:
“You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for independence.”Historian Charles A. Beard, (1874-1948)
I would note the near obsession Brits had for confiscating arms from citizens. Gen. Gates blew a gasket when his subordinate failed to secure them.