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Yes, because the Americans rebelled against someone four thousand miles away. Legolas Send a noteboard - 25/07/2016 07:00:20 PM

And because they had far more rights to begin with, and less reasons to rebel than the French did.

I'm not trying to take anything away from the remarkable accomplishments of the American patriots or the Founding Fathers, but do please stop (I mean all three of you) pretending that any other country could've done the same.

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Yeah, that's definitely on the list of books on the subject to read. *NM* Legolas - 23/07/2016 09:43:12 AM 310 Views
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I'm not defending a depraved mob and conquest-hungry military dictatorship Cannoli - 25/07/2016 02:58:13 PM 726 Views
And I'm not comparing the French and American Revolutions, as such. Just noting that... Legolas - 25/07/2016 06:57:17 PM 725 Views
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Yes, because the Americans rebelled against someone four thousand miles away. Legolas - 25/07/2016 07:00:20 PM 591 Views
Distance was an issue but who lead them was a major factor as well random thoughts - 26/07/2016 05:41:13 PM 643 Views
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