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September 5, 2002 | Illstillbe

[illstillbe]

Welcome to PeopleForAFreeCountry.com

No. I have no wish to trick any of you. The ongoing and virulent decline towards bitterness ... grudges carried from one thread to another ... name calling ... defections and assaults on good Patriots' integrity here lately got me to thinking what a site would look like if it was up and running during the Revolutionary War ... during a time when ALL of our futures were at stake, as they are now.

Would it be any different ... or would the same passions and conflicts prevail ... the same differences of opinion? What did they use instead of tin foil ... did they even need it?! What were the arguments ... how were they resolved, if they were?

We've the luxury of FreeRepublic to settle disputes ... or carry them on ... be active or not ... on a minute-by-minute basis. If these long ago Patriots had the same ... how would they have responded?!

I would ask ... if flames are in this thread's future, please direct them towards me ... otherwise...

Here's a start to a thread, begun well over 200 years ago, where everything old is new again ...

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[Rivendell]

You're cracking me up. Thank you!

No dear lady, thank you! Posting these has been Soooo much Fun!!! (I may even be able to come up with one or two more...)

[illstillbe]

Please do! My stock is running low. HAR!

[Lazamataz]

You of all people with your writing skills, wit and humor should be able to contribute to this post!

Thanks. But I'm persona non grated-cheese around these h'yar parts.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Well done!

[Vermont Lt]

And Paul Revere suddenly stopped smithing silver and started making these funny tin hats that were selling like hotcakes!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

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To: Master Jennings;Ambassador Jackson:

I still think it is in our best interest to find out why the British hate us so, and find out what we must do in order to change so they will like us, and not feel the need for attacking. Perhaps we could do away with this "God" being referenced to in our America. After all, King George rules!

Signed: Lady Daniel Ratherbiased
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[RedBloodedAmerican]

Thanks. But I'm persona non grated-cheese around these h'yar parts

I timed it. For less than a minute I believed that.

[mercy]

Hillarious! You creative thing you.

I think the Founding Fathers pulled it together because they stuck their necks fo far out it was either unify or die.

After they published the Declaration they could not turn back. PLUS it was a wonderful dream and they managed to sell it to enough tough minded individualists that they succeeded.

However it's been coming apart ever since. You might even say we are more civilised in our disagreement now than in 1776. Just adk Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Bur what their thoughts are NOW on political debate.

[Rivendell]

To: The American Colonies

You want me to kiss your WHAT?!?!?

Signed: HRH King "There goes another colony" George III

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[Rivendell]

re #66

LOL!

'Tis sad but true, their distant kin, peter and jessie, hath not change one whit!

[Lorena]

To: George was my King

I have but one thing to say to you sir, and that is that in this land we shall have "No King but King Jesus!"

Signed: Don't tread on me

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[Lorena]

illstillbe, I'm still standing in awe of your wit and brilliance. Nita, beautiful job putting it together. Molly, I love your touching contribution .

[Lorena]

LOL, great comments!

[mercy]

****persona non grated-cheese ****

A veritable comic haiku of a statemen. Yours? Genius.

You and ISB got sidewise ey? Well she likes me and I like you so there must be some agreement in there somewhere. Bury the hatchet.

If you are refering to FR in general with your 'around h'yar' ... I refuse to believe it. Lazamataz IS FreeRepublic to at least a few thousand FReepers. We don't care that you are 'outspoken'. You're Laz. You belong here.

[illstillbe]

Thank you, Freedom'sWorthIt ... and it surely is ... I enjoy your posts.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

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To: stay the course;angel in the whirlwind

Stay, sometimes I tremble for our young country...I wake up to the mist clearing from the meadow...the old trees rising beyond up to Heaven, it seems. And I tremble and ache for the loss and sacrifice...And then I think of my dearest childhood friend, Abigail. She lives over on the coast now, married of course to another Friend. He will not fight, but instead build boats for the Cause. And my cousin, joined up with Washington at the start...5 years, it has been now! And my neighbor's sons....so strong and determined, proud...even after Guildford Courthouse.Some..some spirit moves among us.... Faith, stay the course....FAITH!

My dearest co-patriots, in light of the sudden blind following of our General Washington (by those henceforth I shall refer to as Washbots), I shall be remanded to another forum, where I and like others shall be able to find intelligent discourse in hope of pursuing our own Declaration of Independance. Fare thee well.

Signed: Eternal Vigilante'
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[illstillbe]

Paul Revere making tin hats .... I was hoping someone would think of that. HAR!

selling like hotcakes ... ...LOL!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

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To: Eternal Vigilante'

Here, here!

Signed: Rattling Saber
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[mercy]

I AM having a problem with the fact however, that I can't STAND RBA ... and he likes you.

Just have to deal with it I guess.

[illstillbe]

You make good points, my friend ... as usual. *grins*