Was what the colonists did throughout 1776 perceived at the time to be "stupid and useless"? What *would* have been stupid and useless would've been their telegraphing to the Crown and to Loyalists what they were going to do.
Perhaps the best thing one can do today is to be prepared. Be prepared for as many contingencies and possible outc…
Was what the colonists did throughout 1776 perceived at the time to be "stupid and useless"? What *would* have been stupid and useless would've been their telegraphing to the Crown and to Loyalists what they were going to do.
Perhaps the best thing one can do today is to be prepared. Be prepared for as many contingencies and possible outcomes and directions America may take in the foreseeable future. Then wait and see what unfolds.
It became obvious to the colonists what needed to be done - that unfolding "long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object" made it undeniable. A similar long Train may make things obvious to present-day America sooner than later.
Was what the colonists did throughout 1776 perceived at the time to be "stupid and useless"? What *would* have been stupid and useless would've been their telegraphing to the Crown and to Loyalists what they were going to do.
Perhaps the best thing one can do today is to be prepared. Be prepared for as many contingencies and possible outcomes and directions America may take in the foreseeable future. Then wait and see what unfolds.
It became obvious to the colonists what needed to be done - that unfolding "long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object" made it undeniable. A similar long Train may make things obvious to present-day America sooner than later.
yes, stupid and useless chestbeating rhetoric now.
get smarter.
What constitutes "chestbeating rhetoric"? Saying "be prepared"?
I guess the Boy Scouts of America were guilty of chestbeating rhetoric all along. Who knew?!