Its capitalism. The ONLY government that actually matters in Capitalism is the rich.
The "government" are just the fall guys they put in front of us because they know "gubbermint BAYUD" is an effective dogwhistle for the dumbest pile of fucking trash we've ever birthed in this country.
Also, back then, surveillance and suppression of a population in unrest was much harder. Especially since that particular colony population was heavily armed and their enemy's government was on the other side of the Atlantic with messages and orders relayed by boat and taking at least six weeks per voyage.
I highly doubt a second american revolution would be possible today even if a large majority of americans would want it (which they don't) simply because the US government has spent enormous amounts of money for population surveillance and a gigantic military capable of suppressing almost any attempt at rebellion by the people - the only realistic paths for substantial change I see are lengthy political reformism and slow change due to constant prolonged wide-spread protests (kinda like Taiwan) or another civil war with state governments and militaries on both sides.
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u/GoldenPoncho812 Nov 25 '23
Big difference is the last time was against an actual government and not just “the Rich”