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wcmagumba

(5,401 posts) Sun Nov 16, 2025, 09:09 PM Nov 16

I'm watching the PBS series "The American Revolution" by Ken Burns. So far it is wonderful...

Maybe this series will inspire some to work against our present King George, Donald Trump...he is just as evil as that King was and deserves to be opposed in every way...

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I'm watching the PBS series "The American Revolution" by Ken Burns. So far it is wonderful... (Original Post) wcmagumba Nov 16 OP

NO DOUBT this series will inspire some to work against our present 'King' elleng Nov 16 #1

I love the way Ken puts together a cogent lesson in history, yellow dahlia Nov 16 #2

Perfect timing for this series.... yorkster Nov 16 #3

Waiting for the spin... BurnDoubt Nov 16 #4

Have they got to the part about the airfields yet? Sneederbunk Nov 16 #5

I learned SO much tonite about our founding jmbar2 Nov 16 #6

Agreed, except I suspect ..... relayerbob Nov 17 #7

I was glad to see them mention that the Colonists hated the limitation on invading Indian lands .... eppur_se_muova Nov 17 #8

Another point: it showed that there will be pain if you're going to stand up to an established force. Scrivener7 Nov 17 #9

I have learned so much in the last Tree Lady Nov 17 #10

elleng

(141,899 posts)

1. NO DOUBT this series will inspire some to work against our present 'King'

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Sun Nov 16, 2025, 09:42 PM

Nov 16

yellow dahlia

(4,126 posts)

2. I love the way Ken puts together a cogent lesson in history,

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Sun Nov 16, 2025, 10:42 PM

Nov 16

with all the added facets of human interaction and psychology,

He has a singular method and style.

He is a National Treasure.

yorkster

(3,611 posts)

3. Perfect timing for this series....

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Sun Nov 16, 2025, 10:55 PM

Nov 16

BurnDoubt

(1,318 posts)

4. Waiting for the spin...

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Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:52 PM

Nov 16

3………..2……….1……….

Sneederbunk

(17,118 posts)

5. Have they got to the part about the airfields yet?

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Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:59 PM

Nov 16

jmbar2

(7,500 posts)

6. I learned SO much tonite about our founding

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Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:59 PM

Nov 16

Only have vague recollections of learning about it in school - memorizing a few dates, core issues. What wasn't covered were the complex interactions between native Americans, global mercantilism, slavery, and immigration. And also the length of the Revolution.

Magnificent production with so many lessons for us today.

relayerbob

(7,334 posts)

7. Agreed, except I suspect .....

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Mon Nov 17, 2025, 12:00 AM

Nov 17

Trump is far more depraved and corrupt.

eppur_se_muova

(40,688 posts)

8. I was glad to see them mention that the Colonists hated the limitation on invading Indian lands ....

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Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:23 AM

Nov 17

This was, very largely, what the war was about.

They could have mentioned that George III exchanged letters with one of the NA leaders, addressing him as a sovereign in co-equal standing.

Scrivener7

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9. Another point: it showed that there will be pain if you're going to stand up to an established force.

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Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:52 AM

Nov 17

We need to get that through our heads.

Tree Lady

(12,956 posts)

10. I have learned so much in the last

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Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:07 AM

Nov 17

20 years that I never learned in school. I feel like a lot of our old history books were white washed.

This series and everything Ken Burns does opens up history to the truth.

What I was noticing last night episode 1 was they talked a lot about wanting freedom they showed a black man basically saying where is mine? Washington, a lot of the leaders had slaves.

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