Im looking back at the american revolution and seeing it now I feel as if I realize that perhaps the reasoning for the colonialists revolting against King George was not justified. Britain just came out of a war against france and Britain gave the colonialists protection and providential benevolence as a government. I never understood why the colonialists took up arms just because they didnt like being taxed and didnt feel the need to house the soldiers protecting their ass. Its sounds like the colonialists and the founding fathers were ungrateful for king george and if they wanted independance they could have sent a delegate to london asking for independance like canada did a d succeeded.
The more I look into americas independance the more reminiscent it seems that of the Russian revolution sort of, overthrowing the government of a monarchy in the viscinity and replacing it with a confederation of 13 states that didnt work because the colonialists wanted a a government that couldnt get shit done untill 1789 when they had to aquire a constituion and introduce a federal government.
I feel apparant that I look at the colonialists and the founding fathers with contempt because they started a civil war in britain occupied america just to gain independance so they could expand their territory.
If this country was founded on libertarian principles, then I am glad to say that my ancestor fought for the union military in the civil war and brought an end to the libertarian regime of the confederacy trying to preserve the flawed ideals of the colonialists and the founding fathers, I also am glad that andrew jackson, abe lincoln, and ulysses s grant instituted a bigger federal government that goes against the founding fathers idea that didnt work out.
The very fact that donald trump was voted as president (I voted for him to for a different reason) further illustrates that the united states wants to keep a weak government and not have socialism which I am a socialist.
