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"...the colonial militia had been drilling; training for years. They foresaw a fight coming..."
That's what the antis fear. That's why they are working not to take our guns, but to reduce our firepower. Jack.So, you don't see a fight coming...?
So, you don't see a fight coming...?
i may be wrong but i don't think there were that many houses in colonial times between boston and lexington to muster the amount of colonists they say participated at the battle in concord.Wasn't this the battle that moved through the woods and Colonials one by one came out of their homes as the fight went by and joined the fight?
No, I don't. I see a lot of angry armchair warriors who will say anything to each other while protected behind their internet anonymity but whistle a completely different tune when faced with the realities of war and society.
Life is more than the internet. Get out more.
i may be wrong but i don't think there were that many houses in colonial times between boston and lexington to muster the amount of colonists they say participated at the battle in concord.
I will. Thank you. What do you plan on doing Mr. Drix? You sound like a fighter...
nope, no argument here. i got my numbers wrong of how many assembled in concord. up until now i thought there were much more in waiting at concord. i was off by a few thousand.Are you saying there weren't 70 houses between Boston and Lexington?
According to account, the British were met by 70 armed militia members at Lexington. At that time Massachusetts census was saying an estimated 300,000 citizens. The British dicked around for 4 hours in Lexington before going home which at point its estimated 2,000 militia were in the area. These aren't unreasonable numbers if you guesstimate a 15 minute mile and a communication network.
nope, no argument here. i got my numbers wrong of how many assembled in concord. up until now i thought there were much more in waiting at concord. i was off by a few thousand.
Who the hell's teaching history these days?
we can't even get people to miss work to go to a state house rally never mind join a well regulated malitia.
This is one reason why there should be a test in order to vote.A woman at the biz where my GF works thought Patriot's Day had to do with the NE Patriots. Because they won so many Superbowls the state made it a holiday.
YouTubeWho the hell's teaching history these days?
Who the hell's teaching history these days?
Well, my kid got into a discussion with a high school teacher, about us living in a democracy; my kid said we were a republic. Teacher said he was wrong.
He said: "Recite the Pledge of Allegiance."
Your avatar is a microaggression.<The Shot Heard 'Round the World: Lessons for today from Lexington and Concord>
"Well regulated" may have been a historical luxury.we can't even get people to miss work to go to a state house rally never mind join a well regulated malitia.
So, you don't see a fight coming...?