Thread: Who's Side Would You Be On?

Originally Posted by leadduck

So, I assume you would have been among those who answered Paul Revere's call when the regulars did indeed, come for the colonists' guns?

Yes, considering that a gun was necessary for personal defense against the French and Native Americans as well as the criminal and that the colonies were mostly rural the Crown did not differentiate between the loyal and the rebel when it came to confiscation. Many colonists were still ticked about the French/Indian war, they left their homes to be burned and families murdered while enlisting in the militias that protected the Crowns interest and not the colonials. Some of the Crowns propaganda told the people of GB that we were unthankful for the Crowns efforts to protect the Crowns interest in the New World.

Don't really know much about the American war but I think if I'd been around in 1642 for the first of the three English civil wars, If I'd had to choose, I'd probably have been with the Parliamentarians against the King.

The King's men had the nicer outfits though!

Gareth

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

I think an interesting question is - knowing what we do now, would you have joined/participated in the Vietnam war?

As an Australian I would support separation of the colony from the crown, but I would prefer it to be non violent as was the case with Canada and Australia. But I do suspect that when Canada and Australia asked for independence England thought here we go again and just gave in.

As for the question about the Vietnam war, this is something I thought about a lot when I was younger. Before I joined the army I felt that my life was missing something and if I was around at that time I would have volunteered. But now that I am older I would think twice about going into any war zone.

Interesting question.

My people where here, but mostly preachers so they may have sided with the Church of England. On the other hand, they came from Scotland and may not have had any love for the Crown. I don't really know.

The Civil War would have seen me in the Union Army, or at least my Great-Great Grandfather was.

Viet Nam? I was there.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

I wouldnt have cared, until they came to get my gun(s) and then I would have met them at the bridge.

Amen brother! I've earned every stinkin' one and nobody has a right to them no matter how "some" vote.

I would side with the British if I got to help take everyone's guns....

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

I would side with the British if I got to help take everyone's guns....

You can have mine......one bullet at a time!

My heritage is French-Canadian so I'm certain I would have sided with the rebel colonists.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

I would be on the rebels side but it would be for a not so popular reason. Before there was the tax iusse there was a religious iusse, the so called christian protestants were hanging Baptist in Smithsfield Mas. If any of you don't think there is a Christian heritage in the USA history read "America in crimson Red" by James R Beller. Happy reading!

A lot of times, when a situation like the one in Colonial America arises, someone will say "Don't do that...somebody might get hurt."
Folks, some things are worth getting hurt for. A few are worth dying for. Some of the men who rebelled against the King understood that and they rebelled anyway!
I once read an old proverb. "When you draw your sword against the King, you must throw away the scabbard."

It's a serious proposition.