[quote]Unaware wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
IvanDmitritch wrote:
Magarhe wrote:
For everyone getting full of themselves over the war of independence, you need to re-learn your history - and not the American version you have been taught in schools, but the actual facts. USA has a bad habit of writing history the way it wishes it was, instead of how it was. (so does UK actually and in fact, every culture)
Oh god. Please, I’m all ears, educate me. In what ways does the “American” version differ from the one you were taught? Exactly what is this American version, anyways? I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest you haven’t spent much time studying history in an American university.
Guys, don’t you understand? The USA was wrong in fighting the war of independence. Although they were getting oppressed in the colonies, taxed unjustly, not represented in the parliament, and basically used to make England better, they had NO right to fight for independence and equality.
Where the fuck do people get the right to talk about the Revolution when they have no knowledge of what the hell happened and why?
I feel like I have a unique perspective here as I have spent half my life in England and the other half in America. I love England and I love America. I just got my American citizenship.
First of all I would like to point out that no one in England is thinking about the revolutionary war, no one is bitter about it. It was 200 + years ago, no one cares.
Its really stupid to go on about how unjust England was at the time, name one country that was moral by today’s standards. Talk about taxation without representation and then kill a million Indians and steal the land. America was not on the moral high ground so don’t even go there.
Over all our countries are a lot more closely aligned than anywhere else in the world so these arguments are stupid.
Also, your 10th grade AP USA history book is not the be all end all source on revolutionary war information.
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Did I say that the USA was moral after that? No. Oh yeah, since I was talking about the revolutionary war, let’s just talk about other things just so you can make me look like the bad guy.
Did I say that England was even bitter about it now? Did I mention present day England? No.
How are you trying to corner me when I know more about this country’s history than 90% of the natural born citizens? Don’t believe me? Take the citizenship test and let’s see if you pass.
I even the side of other country’s that weren’t involved, and, guess what, they side with the colonists. Next time you try to be smart just because you are older, please use information that isn’t completely wrong.