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New The American "Revolution"
This was more in the nature of a hostile business takeover. John Hancock on why he signed the Declaration of Independence so large, "I want King George to see he has a bad debt on his hands without his spectacles".

It was disorganized, incompetent, corrupt and much despised by the people. It was such a mess the next generation spent a whole lot of time and effort writing "The True Story".

In "The Great Strategist" General Washington's own words, "I know nothing about strategy". That's OK, the strategy was planned in Paris by generals who knew what they were doing.

Cornwallis was very well situated against Washington's rag tag army, but vulnerable from the sea. He surrendered because he learned the French war fleet was coming fast, leaving him too little time to get his troops back on the ships and get out of there. It was the least disastrous move he had available.

England called it quits because they needed the money and armies for the other wars they were involved in at the time. This one seemed to be the least important - and they still had Canada.

And, at the end of it all, the folks who had been on the top in the colonies, were still on the top - they just rid themselves of their bosses in England, that's all.

If you doubt any of this (and a whole shitload more), check it out at the Smithsonian Institution. They have the evidence - and have freely published it in Smithsonian Magazine, to which I've had a subscription for 30 years or so.
New I don't have any illusions about the American Revolution, but see one-liner above.
bcnu,
Mikem

It's mourning in America again.
     For $DEITY's sake! No. Just ... NO. - (mmoffitt) - (35)
         Surely, like the Koch brothers, there's a way to do it under the table. - (a6l6e6x) - (7)
             Indeed. The worst sort of taint. She lost to Drumpf! -NT - (mmoffitt) - (6)
                 Not to mention meetings on tarmac. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (5)
                     And I hear that she maybe didn't pay a tip once, also too. - (Another Scott) - (4)
                         It allowed for the worst of interpretations. - (a6l6e6x) - (3)
                             They made crap up about her (and just about every other elected Democrat). - (Another Scott) - (2)
                                 Powerful, persuasive, appealing, one outta 3 ain't bad -NT - (boxley)
                                 She's good at making women in politics powerful? How? Through wedlock? - (mmoffitt)
         Yeah, I mean, like... - (Another Scott) - (1)
             ROFL! - (mmoffitt)
         You and boxley should form a support group. -NT - (rcareaga) - (24)
             yeah, support anybody but clinton group :-) -NT - (boxley) - (23)
                 This country would be far better off today - (rcareaga) - (22)
                     You may be wrong . . . - (Andrew Grygus)
                     Nit. s/far better/incrementally better. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (20)
                         A large increment :-P -NT - (drook) - (19)
                             Real change doesn't come incrementally. TFP. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (18)
                                 Actual Progress is Always Incremental. - (Another Scott) - (17)
                                     These fifteen [crash] ... Ten ... These ten commandments ... -NT - (drook)
                                     Some counter-examples to your argument. - (mmoffitt) - (15)
                                         Meh. I doubt that American slaves would say that the Revolution was "real change"... - (Another Scott) - (4)
                                             I'd call "Ending a Monarchy" a pretty big real change. YMMV. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (3)
                                                 How so? - (Another Scott) - (2)
                                                     And incremental change poses no threat to your status, right? That's really why it''s better, no? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                                                         (sigh) - (Another Scott)
                                         The American "Revolution" - (Andrew Grygus) - (1)
                                             I don't have any illusions about the American Revolution, but see one-liner above. -NT - (mmoffitt)
                                         So was dumping Ukraine’s Putin stooge Yanukovitch that you thought was undemocratic at the time -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (7)
                                             And which country colluded and fake news and funded that action? -NT - (boxley)
                                             ignore dupe -NT - (boxley) - (5)
                                                 Who's he dupe we're supposed to ignore? - (Andrew Grygus) - (4)
                                                     not me, reading page 613 family circle cookbook. Have a box of apples and am too cheap - (boxley) - (3)
                                                         Crusts are easy - (drook) - (2)
                                                             Nice. My grandfather taught me the 2 knives trick (but he used table knives). -NT - (Another Scott)
                                                             Hey, I have that book! -NT - (boxley)

Jump, jive and wail!
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