Tag: American Revolution

• A Third Of Americans Are Hardcore Royalists And Always Have Been

  One of our common misconceptions about how America started is that everyone living here wanted to revolt against the British. It ain’t so. “At no time did more than 45 percent of colonists support the war, and at least a third of colonists fought for the British.” That third of us never wanted to be…

  A L Katz

  May 6, 2023

  American Exceptionalism, Corruption, Culture, Magical Thinking, Republicanism, Rule of Law, Treason, Trump

  American Revolution, Critical Mass, Fascism, Forbidden Planet, hyper loop, Id Monster, Inside job, Nuremburg, Trump, Trumpists

• Queen Elizabeth Was A Remarkable Woman But What Makes Blood “Royal”?

  Mine is a mixed marriage. My wife’s a Brit. Though she’s not a royalist – and though she values her sleep like few people I know – she got up at 3 am (we live in LA) to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral live. She debated watching it after getting a good night’s sleep, but…

  A L Katz

  September 19, 2022

  Atheism, Corruption, Culture, Religion

  American Revolution, Barbara Tuchman, Guns Of August, Mixed marriage, Monty Python, Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Power corrupts, Queen Elizabeth, Royal blood, Royalty, Space Shuttle Challenger, Spurs, Tottenham Hotspur

• The American Dream Isn’t So Much “Success” As The Level Playing Field That Makes Success Possible

  American Exceptionalism is a very real thing. Let’s be crystal clear first what it isn’t: rich white guys and their money. That’s what rich white guys and their money want us to believe — that without them, America wouldn’t be America. That has always been top-of-the-line, the best-money-can-buy horse shit. Money has always played a…

  A L Katz

  November 11, 2021

  American Exceptionalism, Corruption, Culture, Freedom, Racism, Universal Basic Income (UBI)

  All Men Are Created Equal, American Exceptionalism, American Revolution, Bubonic Plague, E Pluribus Unum, L'Anse Aux Meaadows, Level Playing Field, Money, Pilgrims, UBI, Virginia Colony