there4eyeM
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"The reason our revolution was so different from the violent, homicidal chaos of the French version was the dominant American culture was Anglo-Saxon and Christian. “52 of the 56 signers of the declaration and 50 to 52 of the 55 signers of the Constitution were orthodox Trinitarian Christians.” David Limbaugh
A total misread of historical reality.
America's war for national liberation, first of all, was revolutionary, yes, but was not a revolution. It did not overturn a government. And, it happened in a relative political vacuum. There no internal institutions that inherently opposed it. More importantly, America was not surrounded by ancient and mortal enemies bent on its destruction and invading it immediately.
What happened in France was a true revolution, it was opposed by internal vested interests, and it was instantly invaded. The efforts to deal with all this led to many excesses, true. To pretend it was because of inferiority of moral character is idiotic.
A total misread of historical reality.
America's war for national liberation, first of all, was revolutionary, yes, but was not a revolution. It did not overturn a government. And, it happened in a relative political vacuum. There no internal institutions that inherently opposed it. More importantly, America was not surrounded by ancient and mortal enemies bent on its destruction and invading it immediately.
What happened in France was a true revolution, it was opposed by internal vested interests, and it was instantly invaded. The efforts to deal with all this led to many excesses, true. To pretend it was because of inferiority of moral character is idiotic.