I remain hard pressed to apprehend his"grazed ear." The entire made for mass media spectacle only reminds me that politics is Theater. Vote to ratify the Theater of Stupidity. After the wealthy merchant class had decided to declare its independence from Britain, it needed cannon fodder for its "war of independence."
"Those upper classes, to rule, needed to make concessions to the middle class, without damage to their own wealth or power, at the expense of slaves, Indians, and poor whites. This bought loyalty. And to bind that loyalty with something more powerful than material advantage, the ruling group found, in the 1760s and 1770s a wonderfully useful device. That device was the language of liberty and equality, which could unite just enough whites to fight a Revolution against England, without ending either slavery or inequality." Howard Zinn, A People´s History of the United States
"[The cabal that concocted the Constitution] . . . had no wish to usher in democracy in the United States. They were not making war upon the principle of aristocracy and they had no more intention than had the Tories of destroying the tradition of upper-class leadership in the colonies. Although they hoped to turn the Tories out of office, they did not propose to open these lush pastures to the common herd. They did believe, however, that the common people, if properly bridled and reined, might be made allies in the work of freeing the colonies from British rule and that they--the gentry--might reap the benefits without interference. They expected, in other words, to achieve a ´safe and sane´ revolution of gentlemen, by gentlemen, and for gentlemen."
John C. Milller. (1943). Origins of the American Revolution
John Miller has a bit of "attitude" on display there, doesn't he?
The revolutionary war was a mess, and one of the biggest factors, in the end was the dispossession and sometimes murder of the "royalists", which were something like half of the wealthy.
That is often glossed over. Those that could went to Canada...
Class interests and personal greed always seem to play roles...
I remain hard pressed to apprehend his"grazed ear." The entire made for mass media spectacle only reminds me that politics is Theater. Vote to ratify the Theater of Stupidity. After the wealthy merchant class had decided to declare its independence from Britain, it needed cannon fodder for its "war of independence."
"Those upper classes, to rule, needed to make concessions to the middle class, without damage to their own wealth or power, at the expense of slaves, Indians, and poor whites. This bought loyalty. And to bind that loyalty with something more powerful than material advantage, the ruling group found, in the 1760s and 1770s a wonderfully useful device. That device was the language of liberty and equality, which could unite just enough whites to fight a Revolution against England, without ending either slavery or inequality." Howard Zinn, A People´s History of the United States
"[The cabal that concocted the Constitution] . . . had no wish to usher in democracy in the United States. They were not making war upon the principle of aristocracy and they had no more intention than had the Tories of destroying the tradition of upper-class leadership in the colonies. Although they hoped to turn the Tories out of office, they did not propose to open these lush pastures to the common herd. They did believe, however, that the common people, if properly bridled and reined, might be made allies in the work of freeing the colonies from British rule and that they--the gentry--might reap the benefits without interference. They expected, in other words, to achieve a ´safe and sane´ revolution of gentlemen, by gentlemen, and for gentlemen."
John C. Milller. (1943). Origins of the American Revolution
John Miller has a bit of "attitude" on display there, doesn't he?
The revolutionary war was a mess, and one of the biggest factors, in the end was the dispossession and sometimes murder of the "royalists", which were something like half of the wealthy.
That is often glossed over. Those that could went to Canada...
Class interests and personal greed always seem to play roles...
Of course. I once owned, I have no idea where it went, a small chapbook of poetry from grade school kids in San Francisco. The title is very moving.
Can Sweet Taste Change Us
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Sugar_Fat:_How_the_Food_Giants_Hooked_Us
Hah yes Sweet Taste did change us. Though I think the kids had a more umm metaphysical point in mind.
What a sweet couple you are!