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| -Land of the Free | |||
| Thank you, England. Too bad you've abandoned the civil liberties that you gave us | |||
| 2026-07-15 | |||
Well, cheers to them as well.
The Brits had 13 colonies in North America plus Canada. Lord North, King George III’s prime minister, made the mistake of treating them like Ireland or Scotland. America was much tougher to rule an ocean away. And while today, we gloat about beating the Brits and their greatest military in the world, we also must respect and appreciate the gift our Mother Country gave us. The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness spring from her—as does the right to property. In all the recent celebration of our Bicentennial +50, no one mentions the most important thing shared by the 56 signers of that Declaration of Independence. Yes, 50 were wealthy. Yes, 55 were Protestant. But all 56 were Englishmen. They rebelled not because they hated the British system. What they hated was being ruled by disinterested Members of Parliament and an otherwise engaged king an ocean away. The revolution did not result in something insanely different from the norm for these Englishmen who became Americans. The U.S. Constitution, which would become the basis of the American government 13 years later with the election of President Washington, was an American adaptation of British system of governance.
We joke about Britain “creating” independence days for 60 nations. Given the foundation the British laid down for us, we should thank them for the rule of law, trial by jury, presumption of innocence, contract law, civil rights and the rest of the British parliamentary system. Sadly, Britain gradually is allowing what made it great disappear in a mad rush toward sharia law. Maybe we can get together with India, Canada and other alums to colonize England and restore those traditions. | |||
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| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2026-07-15 13:18 |