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| Tango01 | 11 May 2020 10:43 p.m. PST |
…U.S. War Plans to the British in 1812
"Patriotism is a matter of perspective. If you believe a course of action is harmful to your country and you act against that direction, are you not being Patriotic? Unfortunately patriotism appears more to be a measurement of support for the ultimate outcome. Take, for example, the American Revolution. A large percentage of the population was loyal to the crown but they were on the losing side. These loyalists were branded as "Tories" by the American revolutionaries and were forced from their native land. Had Britain won the war, would they have been hailed as patriots?…"
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| Brechtel198 | 13 May 2020 3:49 a.m. PST |
Traitors-pure and simple. The leaking of war plans got US troops killed-that's treason. |
| PeterEm | 17 May 2020 4:08 a.m. PST |
Only the winners get to decide that.. "It is not the season to talk of reason. Never call it loyal when the sword says treason" Martin Carthy, Dominion of the Sword |
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