MAGA Is the New Sons and Daughters of Liberty

[mystery-ak]

November 9, 2023
MAGA Is the New Sons and Daughters of Liberty
By J.B. Shurk

In 1765, American colonists cheerfully embraced the sovereignty of their young English king.  They celebrated his June 4 birthday with bonfires, bell-ringing, public speeches, and joyful feasts.  They were proud to be loyal subjects of the Crown. 

Eleven years later, Americans “honored” King George III’s birthday by carrying out mock funeral processions and saved their fireworks and celebratory cannon blasts for their new Independence Day, July 4.

From happy and obedient servants of the king to revolutionaries who cheered for his death amidst the rousing beat of fifes and drums — all in the span of a short decade.

What happened?  The Stamp Act happened.  A series of parliamentary actions that sought to levy taxes on the American colonies had the inadvertent effect of igniting latent revolutionary fervor.  In unintentionally creating an us/them dynamic between Mother England and her children, Parliament helped forge a distinctly American identity.  A handful of new fiscal regulations lit a squib that would later explode into a history-shattering rebellion. 

Such is the power of any movement championing liberty as its cause.

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[Maj. Bill Martin]

It seems to me at least some MAGA's certainly see themselves that way, which is the entire problem.  Same problem illustrated by the Sam Adams quote in your signature, @mystery-ak:

“It does not take a majority to prevail but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”
—Samuel Adams

Fine sentiments unless you live in a republic (which Sam did not), in which case obtaining a majority is prerequisite to prevailing.  And I think that's the problem with a lot of MAGAs.  They've romanticized the idea of being a brave minority fighting against tyranny, sort of cosplaying as Sons/Daughters of Liberty.  but that isn't the country in which we live.  In this country, you need to win freaking votes.

I'm sure one of the retorts to this will be some variation of "we don't live in a republic anymore."  But if someone actually believes that, then why are they wasting time with a political process they believe is worthless?  You should have been out there on January 6, except armed.

Unless it is all just Walter Mitty self-delusion.