Was watching a netflix video last night on the history of Ben Franklin. I was struck with the historical parallels of then and now
and the speed with which revolt might come.
I further conclude it was smoking and excessive drinking that caused our forefather's to consider the status of mankind when forming this nation.
Ben loved England, especially since he had been such a success in America.
While in England, The King George issued a Stamp Act August 23, 1775.
Ben tried to blame the Stamp Act on a local governor as it hurt his heart to think the people of America were hating England so. Ben's slippery act offended the crown.
He was called before the crown and lambasted.
England turned it's greatest proponent into it's greatest enemy.
The rest...they say is history.
Amazingly, America, during the Stamp Act was nearly equally divided as today. Many were proponents of England domination while equal proportions wanted a new nation.
Ben caused his own son William to be arrested and shipped to England.
I feel the same about my own son who would gladly join the float above.
We are on the verge of a revolution for the fight to death for the survival of our nation.
Obama has done in less than a month what no enemy of America has been able to achieve in two centuries.
The humor in all this is the passing space rock that would mute all our feeble ideologies.
The world escapes a species threatening event with little more than a news blurb.
How ironic it would be for a space rock to vaporize a global warming convention?
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