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X-post: Just watched the movie "The Patriot," and out of curiosity looked up a British view of the [View all] GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 OP

Fucking Tories! El Supremo Oct 2013 #1

LOL GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #17

It is a good start - Americans are dumb, ignorant, warmongers - i can't wait to read more! el_bryanto Oct 2013 #2

Classic English view of humanity as seen down the length of the English nose hooverville29 Oct 2013 #10

Fucking British will never EVER learn. SamYeager Oct 2013 #3

That link is an equally one-sided jingoistic narrative from the opposite side. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #4

"Well, it's a free country, or at least it will be" SamYeager Oct 2013 #5

+100 truebluegreen Oct 2013 #6

LOL I question the jargon and dialects used throughout the entire thing. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #9

Who woulda thunk a major militia colonel from the American War for Independence SamYeager Oct 2013 #13

I thought he seemed like William Wallace minus the kilt. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #12

Yup. Another snuff film--what's with him anyway? truebluegreen Oct 2013 #15

Yes, it didn't seem to be an objective look as it claimed. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #16

I highly recommend reading David McCullough's "1776." He examines the war from FSogol Oct 2013 #7

LOL Didn't watch it for its go at hitory. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #8

That's a relief. n/t FSogol Oct 2013 #11

I really liked the Patriot riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #14

I have heard of it, but not read it yet. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #18

Howard Zinn is being banned by the right wingers. here's an excerpt from an article about Mitch okaawhatever Oct 2013 #23

The right do not like facts riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #25

Zinn Tom728 Oct 2013 #27

you are new to DU riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #28

Sorry Tom728 Oct 2013 #33

please elaborate more on Howard Zinn, thank you kindly nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #38

The foreword of the book explains cyberswede Oct 2013 #46

Can you provide 3 examples of Zinn's lies and misleading behavior by quoting his works? NoOneMan Oct 2013 #51

How can he quote "lies by omission?" Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #52

geez, too bad mzteris Oct 2013 #53

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #56

Zinn's book should be in every home! Marrah_G Oct 2013 #30

his dvd with stars like bruce Springsteen riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #31

It's in mine! Aristus Oct 2013 #47

I enjoy reading about history in comic sans. frogmarch Oct 2013 #19

Common misconception Tom728 Oct 2013 #32

Ah yes, another Brit lecturing us stroppy Yanks on how we should behave. MicaelS Oct 2013 #20

Well Tom728 Oct 2013 #29

The irony that if it weren't for the French the yanks would... truebrit71 Oct 2013 #48

But if we don't maintain the illusion... Scootaloo Oct 2013 #21

Smells like tea spirit. nt Zorra Oct 2013 #22

LOL GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #63

Mostly true, but wholly false. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #24

Look at the history, the colonies were a cash cow for England dem in texas Oct 2013 #26

+1 frogmarch Oct 2013 #43

From a British POV: Prophet 451 Oct 2013 #34

Thank you. I would have thought most people didn't think much on it over there, it GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #39

The Patriot describes the much less well-known southern theater of the Revolution Recursion Oct 2013 #35

It does seem that he was a very bad guy, at least from the websites I have seen so far. That's GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #41

I worked at Mount Vernon for a while Recursion Oct 2013 #42

Ooh, interesting! That's all really cool info I have never heard before. :^D GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #55

Francis Marion didn't lock loyalists in a church and burn them alive. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #44

I believe you are correct. There are cities and schools named after him BootinUp Oct 2013 #49

A British viewpoint: the relatively well-off American middle class thought they'd do better still muriel_volestrangler Oct 2013 #36

Thank you. That seems like a reasonable assessment! I have family members who fought on both sides GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #40

seems both sides have developed a mythology about the Am Rev. KG Oct 2013 #37

Yep. And I am sure that is the case for any major historical event. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #57

The bottom line was, the colonies did not have representation treestar Oct 2013 #45

Well, dang! That could have been a really good thing in a lot of ways. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #58

I call bullshit Orrex Oct 2013 #50

LOL GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #59

The American version mzteris Oct 2013 #54

I hadn't heard that before! GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #60

I read it in a booklet mzteris Oct 2013 #61

You got that right Adam-Bomb Oct 2013 #62