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[–] celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

In 1776, Americans engaged in open warfare, with guns and killing and infections and amputations and no anesthetic, with England, because they were tired of paying taxes and getting nothing from them.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Our current population has emotional breakdowns when told they have to wear a mask to keep old people from dying. I am not at all confident that we will ever reach the same level of energy that led to organized, cohesive revolution and war unless some outside power starts taking away people's internet and pizza rolls.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 hours ago

Not when more than a third are too apathetic and disengaged to care, and another third are beholden to the robber baron cause through blind consumption of propaganda disguised as ‘fair and balanced’ news.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, who the fuck goes up against the American army‽

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago

Canada. There are other wars the U.S. has lost, but I don't know how involved the U.S. Army was in them.