Have they all forgotten history? The whole revolution we had so that we wouldn't have royalty?
Devil's advocate hat on, but who has forgotten history?
The Revolution wasn't so that we wouldn't have royalty. It was because of taxes, and not having representation in Parliament as the British Constitution laid out. King George III was just a convenient propaganda whipping boy at the time, because it's easier to focus hatred on one man than it a nebulous, multi-person body like 'Parliament'.
You see the same thing nowadays, with people blaming the President for the country's financial woes when it's actually Congress who sets taxes and fiscal policy. The President's only role is to suggest a budget and then to carry out the will of Congress.
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Date: 2013-07-23 03:38 pm (UTC)Devil's advocate hat on, but who has forgotten history?
The Revolution wasn't so that we wouldn't have royalty. It was because of taxes, and not having representation in Parliament as the British Constitution laid out. King George III was just a convenient propaganda whipping boy at the time, because it's easier to focus hatred on one man than it a nebulous, multi-person body like 'Parliament'.
You see the same thing nowadays, with people blaming the President for the country's financial woes when it's actually Congress who sets taxes and fiscal policy. The President's only role is to suggest a budget and then to carry out the will of Congress.