• Big Baby Thor@sopuli.xyz
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    22 hours ago

    “No taxation without representation”. If the colonies got representatives in Parliament, that flag would look mighty different.

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      12 hours ago

      Except that the British were offering that concession, and the negotiators for the colonists didn’t want to take it because really the taxes and lack of representation were just an excuse.

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        The British were also being ruled by someone with a genetic blood disease that makes you irrational and some form of major personality disorder, not exactly the most trustworthy negotiators.