tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post277320079129743262..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: July 4 Reflections on the RevolutionMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-52281089674332839542016-12-21T08:37:48.729-06:002016-12-21T08:37:48.729-06:00Could you please recommend some books to read furt...Could you please recommend some books to read further about the issues you discuss here? I would especially like to read more about the instructions Franklin was given when he served as envoy to London for the colonies. Thanks very much.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10179540030524847156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-70363505133310843752016-07-25T02:38:22.618-05:002016-07-25T02:38:22.618-05:00I have always argued the America never really won ... I have always argued the America never really won the battle for independence. The British/loyalists actually won 70% of the major 100 battles, When the British took it seriously after Bunker Hill they sent a 400 warship force to New Yortk. Three times bigger than the Spanish Armada. New Yorkers said "" my goodness all London is here." The rebels could never really defeat this and all the troops it carried - Hessian and British. After Yorktown, the rebels were not strong enough to capture New York, the British stronghold, which the British/loyalists only left after the Paris peace treaty. But they did win the negotiations.jeomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303032185333091066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-70771308058110172172016-07-25T02:24:59.830-05:002016-07-25T02:24:59.830-05:00The revolution 1775-83 was all a stupid waste of l...The revolution 1775-83 was all a stupid waste of lives and money. for no good reasons. America would have come to independence in the mid 19th century anyway .(as did Canada) It had to for Britain''s sake , because if it remained linked closely to Britain it would have become more important than Britain (the capital moved to New London i.e Washington) , and run the British Empire. ! That''s the irony of the so called revolution.jeomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303032185333091066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-3402683361433647482016-07-09T21:55:52.514-05:002016-07-09T21:55:52.514-05:00after living in Canada for many years it was most ...after living in Canada for many years it was most telling to discover that a great many Loyalist did leave the Colonies as the result of the American Secession from the rule of the Monarchy...<br />The Monarchy was never in jeopardy, the Loyalists were handsomely rewarded with Land Grants and protection from the Crown......ditto for the Loyalist who went to the Bahamas.<br />....respectfully, Observer Julesjuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558180413271953792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-3920128845293727712015-08-03T23:00:14.420-05:002015-08-03T23:00:14.420-05:00The only one who sits at the right hand of God is ...The only one who sits at the right hand of God is Jesus Christ, who was the "descendent of the strongest warlord", King David, and who is the King of Kings, showing not only His own kingship but that other kings reign below Him. Of course, saying so is probably a waste of time, as that all comes from the Bible which you obviously do not submit to since it says, numerous times, that we are to be loyal to our kings, and not only the good and the gentle but also the harsh.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-35726417389218826392015-08-03T18:55:16.172-05:002015-08-03T18:55:16.172-05:00America has a King. He sits in Glory at the right...America has a King. He sits in Glory at the right hand of God, and we will have no other. Being a descendent of the strongest warlord conveys no special power or right to rule.AKFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788497351743262358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-8349489308911971592014-07-28T08:15:59.995-05:002014-07-28T08:15:59.995-05:00America owes the Royal House of Bourbon a great de...America owes the Royal House of Bourbon a great debt - one that we have certainly been remiss in addressing (the Spanish branch, in particular).<br /><br />May God preserve Felipe VI on his throne, and may He swiftly restore the rightful successor of the Martyr-King: Louis XX, the eldest descendant of the Sun King, and may they both abound in eternal friendship with America.<br /><br />Vive le roi!<br />Viva el rey!Laetitiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653510840377409862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-60266570660567354302014-07-04T20:07:23.140-05:002014-07-04T20:07:23.140-05:00A revolution is one side trying to seize power fro...A revolution is one side trying to seize power from another side in a country. The English Civil War could be more accurately called a revolution. The colonies already had their own leaders, militia and even governments. They didn't depose the King, they just reduced his territory nor did they change the way the British Empire was governed.<br /><br />As for the Enlightenment, sure, some at the very top were fans but by no means the majority and most of the radical ones were weeded out during the war. Like the famous phrase says "We admire Jefferson's America but we live in Hamilton's America". The social order that existed was maintained, religion did not come under attack, there were no efforts to re-write the rules of economics or create a "New Man", there really wasn't even much democracy at the beginning, it was, again, comparable to Britain where only the wealthy landowners could vote.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-49683272685511382542014-07-04T17:53:33.762-05:002014-07-04T17:53:33.762-05:00Many thanks for this, MM. I must say my heart is a...Many thanks for this, MM. I must say my heart is actually not as low as it usually is on Independence Day. Maybe it's just I have more comrades than I used to when I started out, but more and more people seem Tory and against Americanism than ever before; perfectly non-traitorous citizens desiring their country be honest about its history and strive to be better and improve themselves. As I tell people who give up on America entirely, even Rome started as a somewhat poor republic. As far as age goes we're nearing the age about when Rome threw off the Republic. There's time still yet for us to do better.<br /><br />But back on point, more and more people are starting to wake up and no longer believe the spin elected officials and other biased individuals put on our history and practices, and they want America to admit their past and change its ways so they can be a better nation truly worthy of the position of a world power. But they're not going to fascism, unlike Europe; many are hopping straight to monarchism! This is a positive development and I can't help but think it's your hard work and the work of others who are to be credited for this.<br /><br />So I tip my hat to you, sir. Thank you for making the internet a little more Tory.<br /><br />God Rest the Soul of the King!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148584087910957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-8498163615108285672014-07-04T17:04:11.272-05:002014-07-04T17:04:11.272-05:00That independence was achieved is certainly a fact...<i>That independence was achieved is certainly a fact but it is also a fact that what is commonly known as the Revolutionary War or the American Revolution was a war of secession rather than a true revolution.</i><br /><br />I must respectfully disagree here. While they might not have marched into London to overthrow the British Monarch, they did overthrow their legitimate authorities and the foundation of their governments up to that point. Also The United States was the first government built on Enlightenment ideals. There are certain senses in which the American Revolution was not as bad as other revolutions, mostly because I think a good chunk of the rebels were simply manipulated into believing that there were legitimate threats to traditional English law coming from the Crown. Now, that simply wasn't true, but it does allow some level of conservative thought to exist in the framework of an American Republic, even if it is ultimately doomed to perpetual failure. nate895https://www.blogger.com/profile/05539361477170574108noreply@blogger.com