Posted by WaIIy on July 4, 2011, 2:12 pm
>It was 235 years ago today that your famous Declaration of Independence
>was signed, more than a year after the Revolutionary War had begun.
>Despite all the fireworks and parades and general celebration of your
>sovereign statehood, few Americans that I've talked to seem to be aware
>(or care) that the causes of the Revolution go back much further
>in Colonial times than the period following the Seven Years War with
>its well known grievances such as the Stamp Act, the Tea Act and so on.
>In fact the British Government had acted in high handed and arrogant
>ways towards the colonists for much longer than that. For instance
>in King George's War (1740-48) it was New England volunteers who
>initiated and fought with distinction in the successful attack
>on the French fortress at Louisbourg in 1745 (with the reluctant
>support of the Royal Navy later on) -- only to see the fortress
>handed back to the French by the peace treaty (in exchange for
>some trade concession in far-off India). This, and the long
>protracted adjudication of spoils of war caused a great deal
>of resentment in New England towards the Crown even before
>the reign of George III.
>Your colonial history makes interesting reading, including
>insights into the present character of your country, but in
>practical terms it's hopefully all water long under the bridge
>by now so a happy July Fourth to y'all anyway, and ride safe.
>SQ
Thank you, thank you.
My thanks to the French for their incredible support.
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on July 5, 2011, 12:12 am
> On 7/4/2011 10:45 AM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> > Don't say anything about Operation Canadian Freedom until we
> > announce our discovery of Canadian weapons of mass destruction.
> You guessed it... hockey sticks and canoe paddles.
> SQ
You should be careful what you say. A few wrong words
uttered on the internet could land you in the dungeons
of the dreaded mounties. Or so I'm told.
Posted by Chuck Rhode on July 5, 2011, 9:17 am
On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 11:45:45 -0700 (PDT)
> Don't say anything about Operation Canadian Freedom until we
> announce our discovery of Canadian weapons of mass destruction.
> I hear they've got Uranium and aluminum tubes (and of course oil).
... not to mention gold and diamonds, but that can wait.
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>was signed, more than a year after the Revolutionary War had begun.
>Despite all the fireworks and parades and general celebration of your
>sovereign statehood, few Americans that I've talked to seem to be aware
>(or care) that the causes of the Revolution go back much further
>in Colonial times than the period following the Seven Years War with
>its well known grievances such as the Stamp Act, the Tea Act and so on.
>In fact the British Government had acted in high handed and arrogant
>ways towards the colonists for much longer than that. For instance
>in King George's War (1740-48) it was New England volunteers who
>initiated and fought with distinction in the successful attack
>on the French fortress at Louisbourg in 1745 (with the reluctant
>support of the Royal Navy later on) -- only to see the fortress
>handed back to the French by the peace treaty (in exchange for
>some trade concession in far-off India). This, and the long
>protracted adjudication of spoils of war caused a great deal
>of resentment in New England towards the Crown even before
>the reign of George III.
>Your colonial history makes interesting reading, including
>insights into the present character of your country, but in
>practical terms it's hopefully all water long under the bridge
>by now so a happy July Fourth to y'all anyway, and ride safe.
>SQ