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Where are they going to build all the new Synagogues in the Keys?
Ah the good ole days post the American Revolution…everyone listened to each other civilly and sang kumbaya (but only after the cleansing…sic)…about 100,000 departed!
NPR 2015: What Happened To British Loyalists After The Revolutionary War?
And so, when the British pulled out in city after city in the United States, up to tens of thousands of loyalists sometimes went with the retreating army to Britain and other parts of the British Empire. … About half of the loyalists who left the United States ended up going north to Canada, settling in the province of Nova Scotia and also becoming pioneering settlers in the province of New Brunswick.
“In small New England towns in the late 18th century, the first Americans created an experimental form of direct participative democracy.”
“One of the most important points to emerge from this public dialogue was the importance of ENGAGED CITIZENRY. Just like our first Americans,…”
Yep, only after the US population was cleansed of Tories…after the Revolutionary War!
Gotta know your history context when you use examples of history.
John and Thelma have posted two very odd comments. I’m not sure Thelma’s is legit.
Have you ever seen a factory that has been taken over by workers that succeeded on a long term basis? I haven’t. Talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words and an engaged citizenry is a rare commodity, now as throughout history.
Even the French revolution or the current ‘Yellow Jackets’ rebellion’ are a by-product of ‘community organizers’ who push and prod the crowd to wake up and go to the streets.
Paul is correct in that any organization that loses its head cannot function as a single entity. It has to have one leader who has the mental capacity to run things without having to sit on an assembly line tightening nuts!