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Originally Posted by Skippy
The American Revolution was a war, not an act of civil disobedience.
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Really? is not the following story of the Boston Massacre an act of civil disobedience?
quote from the following wikipedia link:
Boston Massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"On the evening of March 5, Private Hugh White, a British soldier, stood on guard duty outside the Custom house on King Street, today known as State Street. A young wigmaker's apprentice named Edward Garrick called out to a British officer, Captain-Lieutenant John Goldfinch, that Goldfinch had not paid a bill due to Garrick's master. Goldfinch had in fact settled his account and ignored the insult.[15] Private White called out to Garrick that he should be more respectful of the officer. Garrick exchanged insults with Private White, who left his post, challenged the boy, and struck him on the side of the head with his musket. As Garrick cried in pain, one of his companions, Bartholomew Broaders, began to argue with White. This attracted a larger crowd.[16] Henry Knox, a 19-year-old bookseller (who would later serve as a general in the revolution), came upon the scene and warned White, "if he fired he must die for it."[15]

An 1868 print by Alonzo Chappel
As the evening progressed, the crowd around Private White grew larger and more boisterous. Church bells were rung, which usually signified a fire, bringing more people out. Over fifty Bostonians pressed around White, led by a mixed-race runaway slave named Crispus Attucks, throwing objects at the sentry and challenging him to fire his weapon. White, who had taken up a somewhat safer position on the steps of the Custom House, sought assistance. Runners alerted the nearby barracks and Captain Thomas Preston, the officer of the watch.[17][18] According to his report, Preston dispatched a non-commissioned officer and six privates of the 29th Regiment of Foot, with fixed bayonets, to relieve White.[19][20] The soldiers Preston sent were Corporal William Wemms, Hugh Montgomery, John Carroll, William McCauley, William Warren, and Matthew Kilroy. Accompanied by Preston, they pushed their way through the crowd. En route, Henry Knox, again trying to reduce tensions, warned Preston, "For God's sake, take care of your men. If they fire, you must die."[clarification needed] Captain Preston responded "I am aware of it."[21] When they reached Private White on the custom house stairs, the soldiers loaded their muskets, and arrayed themselves in a semicircular formation. Preston shouted at the crowd, estimated to number between three and four hundred, to disperse.[22]"
All of the foregoing led up to a real war, kicked off at Lexington and Concord........but let's not forget the war began with an act of civil disobedience!
Battles of Lexington and Concord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Originally Posted by Skippy
Now if Cliven Bundy wants to start a war, he'll get one. And he'll lose.
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Since none of us are fortune tellers, we are unable to accurately predict the future. Plus, let's not forget, the Feds came to surround HIM by force of arms; he did not round up the posse and attempt to go surround Washington, D.C. They are attempting to collect a debt by force of arms. It appears the mission statement of the BLM has been "repurposed".
Last edited by HuskyMan; 05-17-2014 at 07:47 PM.
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