Quote Originally Posted by quadalpha View Post
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I just really don't understand what people's stake in having guns is.
And this really sums it all up doesn't it? You don't understand, but continue to comment and make judgement anyway?


led by the wealthy who waved ideals around in pursuit of fewer taxes and less oversight. Hm, a trend.
I don't know where you live, but obviously not in the US. It was taxation without representation that riled up the elites. They felt they were proper British citizens (aristocrats even) and deserved to be treated as such. That's why you saw motions such as the Olive Branch Petition to prevent all out war in the first place. No one wanted war, they only wanted a democratic voice and were happy to pay taxes as long as they could redress their concerns.