March 23, 1775

[Copper]

@taiwan_girl said in March 23, 1775:

during US Independence War

Not 150 years later

[Catseye3]

A way long time ago there was a television show -- I think hosted by Steve Allen (might have been Dick Cavett) -- presenting a dinner party with 6-8 people around the table from various times in history. They held conversations pertinent to their times and how their fields of interest related to each other. Full costume, the actors perfectly in character; it was a great show. Like (making this up, I hardly remember the program) an episode might feature Thomas Jefferson, Marie Curie and Winston Churchill. It was absolutely great.

I'd love to see such a dinner party with Patrick Henry and H.L. Mencken.

Oh, Mr. Henry! Please come back!

Thanks, Jolly.

[Jolly]

@Catseye3 said in March 23, 1775:

A way long time ago there was a television show -- I think hosted by Steve Allen (might have been Dick Cavett) -- presenting a dinner party with 6-8 people around the table from various times in history. They held conversations pertinent to their times and how their fields of interest related to each other. Full costume, the actors perfectly in character; it was a great show. Like (making this up, I hardly remember the program) an episode might feature Thomas Jefferson, Marie Curie and Winston Churchill. It was absolutely great.

I'd love to see such a dinner party with Patrick Henry and H.L. Mencken.

Oh, Mr. Henry! Please come back!

Thanks, Jolly.

Steve Allen. On PBS.

[taiwan_girl]

@Jolly said in March 23, 1775:

@taiwan_girl said in March 23, 1775:

I t thought this was interesting

People destroy statue of George III during US Independence War

I do not think it was a good idea then, and not now either. But just goes to show that this type of behavior is not new, and the US ancestors are not exempt.

You equate the current behavior with the American Revolution?

Not at all. As I said, i dont think it was a good idea then, and is not a good idea now.

However, the winner gets to write history. If the US, were still under that British, how do you think the revolutionists would be portrayed in history books.

[Horace]

@taiwan_girl said in March 23, 1775:

@Jolly said in March 23, 1775:

@taiwan_girl said in March 23, 1775:

I t thought this was interesting

People destroy statue of George III during US Independence War

I do not think it was a good idea then, and not now either. But just goes to show that this type of behavior is not new, and the US ancestors are not exempt.

You equate the current behavior with the American Revolution?

Not at all. As I said, i dont think it was a good idea then, and is not a good idea now.

However, the winner gets to write history. If the US, were still under that British, how do you think the revolutionists would be portrayed in history books.

How is American history portrayed now by descendants of the winners?

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace said in March 23, 1775:

@taiwan_girl said in March 23, 1775:

@Jolly said in March 23, 1775:

@taiwan_girl said in March 23, 1775:

I t thought this was interesting

People destroy statue of George III during US Independence War

I do not think it was a good idea then, and not now either. But just goes to show that this type of behavior is not new, and the US ancestors are not exempt.

You equate the current behavior with the American Revolution?

Not at all. As I said, i dont think it was a good idea then, and is not a good idea now.

However, the winner gets to write history. If the US, were still under that British, how do you think the revolutionists would be portrayed in history books.

How is American history portrayed now by descendants of the winners?

My understanding from reading and learning is the Independence fight was true and just. The cause was the right one.

Have you learned something different?

[Horace]

It is a peculiarity of American culture that we have been engaged for quite some time now in reframing our history in a negative light. The revolutionary war hasn't been reframed yet, but if it becomes politically useful to do so, it will be, by the party who's found so much political value in such reframings.

[Renauda]

@taiwan_girl

I was taught that it was a colonial revolt which some of the British North American colonies did not support and chose instead to remain loyal to the British Crown.

[Doctor Phibes]

I think our history teacher used the term 'ungrateful fucking bastards'.

Which got our attention, as she was a nun.

[Larry]

We didn't ask you crackers to come here to start with.....