Ali Velshi: Without protest, America would still be a British colony.

[iluvtennis]

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Totally agree with Ali Velshi. But the powers that be seem to have short memories.

[dflprincess]

1. I have an ancestor who was cited for

"Answering the call at Lexington" on April 19, 1775. Over the last couple years I've thought if he could see the country now he'd probably think he should have slept in instead.

Besides, if we were still a colony, maybe we'd all have heath care.

[DBoon]

2. and I think those who want to quash protests are fine with most of that

Getting to own slaves? Women not being able to vote? No inter-racial marriages? Gays hiding from the law?

They'd love it

[bobbieinok]

4. You're bsolutely correct!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. If we had remained a collection of British colonies, slavery would have been ended

much more quickly.

[2naSalit]

5. +1

[DavidDvorkin]

8. And we'd have universal healthcare

And a parliamentary system, which is better than the one we have.

[FM123]

6. Exactly.

[dawg day]

7. One of the "conservative pundits" was grousing that the founding fathers would be appalled

at protesters in the street.
Ha! They fought a WAR in protest! They revolted in protest!

We are pikers in comparison to the founding fathers when it comes to revolution. And these conservatives who want NOW to pretend that the revolutionaries were actually nice diplomatic fellows who had tea with King George-- nah, they dumped his tea in Boston Harbor.

And after all, these were the same CONS who just two months ago were waxing elegiac about the beefy men with automatic weapons surrounding the Michigan statehouse.

[NightWatcher]

9. Without violence we'd still be a British colony.

Y'all can protest in the streets and get shot at with rubber bullets and gas. I won't be carrying a sign when I take to the streets.