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Yep. It's also similar to the Tea Party's attitude towards taxes - why bother, it will be wasted on stuff we don't want + it's our patriotic duty! -- nm
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Roger More (aka RogerMore)
May 29 '12, 06:50
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So many of America's founding myths are about tax and refusing to pay it. The Boston Tea Party, no taxation without representation, etc
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Roger More
May 29, 06:59
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I don't mean myth as in "it didn't happen". What I mean is, every country has a romanticised view of its own history, and they are used as examples of
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Roger More
May 29, 07:17
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i get that. i think every country's history is glorified and made slightly mythic.
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Andie
May 29, 07:08
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Yep. Even Canada (and Australia too) have myths about revolution being a dirty business that we don't really go in for.
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Roger More
May 29, 07:19
The reverence for our "Founding Fathers" is annoying...
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Mel Profit
May 29, 07:14
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But there's a lot of mythology about it. Was it a principled protest where they put on Mohawk costumes to affirm their connection to America?
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May 29, 07:25
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