They were. We are descended from Cavaliers, Yankees from Puritans. See Albion's Seed.
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Replying to @AliceTeller @BaruchPletner and
Yup. From the post I linked:pic.twitter.com/1vNp0XgC2F
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Replying to @LexCorvus @AliceTeller and
Yes, thanks, I never realized that the North and the South were On the opposite sides of the English Civil War 200 years earlier. Curious.
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Replying to @BaruchPletner @AliceTeller and
As I like to say it, "In 21st Century America, we're still fighting the Civil War. The *English* Civil War."
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Replying to @LexCorvus @AliceTeller and
It's awfully hard to find the connection between today's insane progressives & the folks that settled New England though, ain't It?
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Replying to @BaruchPletner @LexCorvus and
No. They are the same cold-hearted, sanctimonious scolds, terrified that someone some where is having fun. Witch burners then and now.
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Replying to @AliceTeller @LexCorvus and
They are quite keen on imposing their ridiculous values on the rest of us, that's true. Still, puritans in pink pussy hats? Weird.
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Replying to @BaruchPletner @AliceTeller and
Progressivism is a mutant strain of Anglo-Calvinist Christianity, with a pronounced Reform Jewish influence accelerating in the 20th Century
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Replying to @LexCorvus @AliceTeller and
Yea the reformed Jews got all the really interesting and meaningful parts right out of Judaism. Boring as hell.
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Replying to @BaruchPletner @AliceTeller and
Reform Judaism is basically Puritan Judaism. Meanwhile, Puritanism is basically Jewish Christianity.
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This is a good insight
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