[Charles Martel]

"As to the history of the revolution, my ideas may be peculiar, perhaps singular. What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760–1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington."

-John Adams

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Tracing back, this new revolution began during Bush 43's second term, when the Democrats (and their media) shifted the abuse into high gear. Those past twelve years roughly align with Adams' thoughts on the pre-war changes in the minds of colonial Americans.

BTW, this factor also applies to Brexit. People like the writer of this piece may think that these events are anomalies and will not change the "big picture", but time may tell otherwise.

[T-Bird45]

Love your thoughts on historical parallels and the Adams quote. Now the question becomes whether we are made of the stern stuff those 18th Century revolutionaries were.