In the American Revolution, which side would you have supported?
       |           

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
June 10, 2024, 06:04:08 PM
News: Election Simulator 2.0 Released. Senate/Gubernatorial maps, proportional electoral votes, and more - Read more

  Talk Elections
  General Politics
  Individual Politics (Moderator: The Dowager Mod)
  In the American Revolution, which side would you have supported?		 « previous next »
Pages: [1] 2
Poll
Question: In the American Revolution, which side would you have supported?
#1
Traitors		  
#2
THe Legitimate Sovereign of the 13 Colonies		  
Show Pie Chart
Partisan results
Total Voters: 34

Author Topic: In the American Revolution, which side would you have supported?  (Read 2541 times)
Bono
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 11,704
United Kingdom


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« on: September 29, 2005, 01:05:53 PM »
its your choose
Logged
??????????
StatesRights
Atlas Superstar
*****
Posts: 31,126
Political Matrix
E: 7.61, S: 0.00

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2005, 01:16:45 PM »
Option 1 of course.
Logged
A18
Atlas Star
*****
Posts: 23,794
Political Matrix
E: 9.23, S: -6.35

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2005, 01:26:31 PM »
Traitors, obviously
Logged
CheeseWhiz
YaBB God
*****
Posts: 4,538


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2005, 02:12:08 PM »
Be funny to see what are friends in the U.K. have to say about this Smiley
Logged
??????????
StatesRights
Atlas Superstar
*****
Posts: 31,126
Political Matrix
E: 7.61, S: 0.00

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2005, 02:20:49 PM »
Quote from: Weirdo on September 29, 2005, 02:12:08 PM
Be funny to see what are friends in the U.K. have to say about this Smiley

HTMLDon would have supported the crown as well. He has said that the government has the right to confiscate weapons in times of national emergency.
Logged
John Dibble
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 18,732
Japan


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2005, 02:54:15 PM »
The traitors, of course, except they were no such thing - their reasons for declaring independence were documented and reasonable.
Logged
Bono
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 11,704
United Kingdom


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2005, 03:02:57 PM »
Quote from: SE Magistrate John Dibble on September 29, 2005, 02:54:15 PM
The traitors, of course, except they were no such thing - their reasons for declaring independence were documented and reasonable.

[devil's advocate]What, a tax that's meaningless compared to our current tax rates?[/devil's advocate]
Logged
John Dibble
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 18,732
Japan


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2005, 03:26:16 PM »
Quote from: Governor Mordac on September 29, 2005, 03:02:57 PM
Quote from: SE Magistrate John Dibble on September 29, 2005, 02:54:15 PM
The traitors, of course, except they were no such thing - their reasons for declaring independence were documented and reasonable.

[devil's advocate]What, a tax that's meaningless compared to our current tax rates?[/devil's advocate]

Well, the argument was 'no taxation without representation'. We have representation in regards to our current taxes. Also, other reasons were given.
Logged
Cubby
Pim Fortuyn
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 5,067
Israel


Political Matrix
E: -3.74, S: -6.96

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2005, 03:29:38 PM »
This is a poorly phrased question. By "traitors" do you mean British loyalists or traitors to the Crown (i.e. Minutemen)? By "legitimate sovereign" do you mean George Washington or King George?
Logged
John Dibble
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 18,732
Japan


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2005, 03:37:30 PM »
Quote from: Pym Fortuyn on September 29, 2005, 03:29:38 PM
This is a poorly phrased question. By "traitors" do you mean British loyalists or traitors to the Crown (i.e. Minutemen)? By "legitimate sovereign" do you mean George Washington or King George?

George Washington was never sovereign, though he could have been, but fortunately he rejected the notion of wearing a crown.
Logged
MasterJedi
Atlas Star
*****
Posts: 23,789
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2005, 03:51:48 PM »
Obviously the traitors.
Logged
Speed of Sound
LiberalPA
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 14,166
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2005, 03:55:31 PM »
Id support the traitors any day of the week. Theres nothing that gets the blood going like a good 'ol revolution. Wink
Logged
Storebought
YaBB God
*****
Posts: 4,326
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2005, 04:00:55 PM »
Most likely moderate Tory, from the fact that the patriot propaganda was manufactured in reams by rabble-rousing atheists always moaning about some lost "freedom."
Logged
Filuwaúrdjan
Realpolitik
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 67,951
United Kingdom


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2005, 04:10:37 PM »
Traitors Smiley
Logged
jokerman
Cosmo Kramer
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 6,808
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2005, 04:13:50 PM »
The Traitors.  I would have died for that cause.
Logged
Giant Saguaro
TheGiantSaguaro
Jr. Member
***
Posts: 1,903


Political Matrix
E: 2.58, S: 3.83

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2005, 04:16:43 PM »
Like my ancestors, first choice, obviously.
Logged
Blerpiez
blerpiez
Jr. Member
***
Posts: 1,017


Political Matrix
E: -0.65, S: -7.30

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2005, 04:48:04 PM »
I wasn't paying attention to the question (traitors = bad, legitimate = good), so I answered number 2 before I got it.  I would of course have supported the colonies, living in one myself.
Logged
True Democrat
true democrat
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 7,368
United States


Political Matrix
E: 1.10, S: -2.87

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2005, 05:37:23 PM »
Honestly, Britain.
Logged
Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon
htmldon
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 8,983
United States


Political Matrix
E: 1.03, S: -2.26

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2005, 06:19:25 PM »
This is a rather difficult question to answer as I do not know what I would have done if I were a resident of, say North Carolina, in 1776.  I, like most here, would like to think I would have been drawn to the Patriot's cause.

Some here need to keep in mind that I do not oppose being a traitor to another country, only to the United States of America.  If you want to be a traitor to the UK, that's your business and not mine.  It is the traitor CSA that was seeking alliances with the British Crown, not our sacred Union.
Logged
© tweed
Miamiu1027
Atlas Superstar
*****
Posts: 36,562
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2005, 06:21:37 PM »
I'd be a traitor.
Logged
Akno21
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,066
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2005, 06:22:41 PM »
I'd be a traitor, though it's not especially high on the list of wars I'd have risked my life to win.
Logged
??????????
StatesRights
Atlas Superstar
*****
Posts: 31,126
Political Matrix
E: 7.61, S: 0.00

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2005, 07:08:34 PM »
Quote from: htmldon on September 29, 2005, 06:19:25 PM
This is a rather difficult question to answer as I do not know what I would have done if I were a resident of, say North Carolina, in 1776.  I, like most here, would like to think I would have been drawn to the Patriot's cause.

Some here need to keep in mind that I do not oppose being a traitor to another country, only to the United States of America.  If you want to be a traitor to the UK, that's your business and not mine.  It is the traitor CSA that was seeking alliances with the British Crown, not our sacred Union.

The US Government was trying to win the British to their side as well. And not only that but the US Govt purchased hundreds of thousands of small arms, artillery, etc from the British Govt.


Quote from: Akno21 on September 29, 2005, 06:22:41 PM
I'd be a traitor, though it's not especially high on the list of wars I'd have risked my life to win.

You wouldn't have risked your life to fight the war that eventually granted us our independence? lol
Logged
nini2287
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 6,616


Political Matrix
E: 2.77, S: -3.39

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2005, 07:36:38 PM »
I'm a traitor.
Logged
Ebowed
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 18,596


Political Matrix
E: 4.13, S: 2.09

WWW Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2005, 07:39:49 PM »
Shocked
Logged
True Democrat
true democrat
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 7,368
United States


Political Matrix
E: 1.10, S: -2.87

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2005, 10:23:37 PM »

I know, but I'm in favor of reconciliation.  Like in 1860, I might have voted CUP, even though I agreed with the Republicans more in theory.
Logged
Pages: [1] 2  
« previous next »
Jump to:  


Login with username, password and session length

Terms of Service - DMCA Agent and Policy - Privacy Policy and Cookies

Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines

Page created in 0.045 seconds with 11 queries.