2/ "He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance." Scots Irish / future Republican party voter complaint
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3/ "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good." Puritan / future Democratic party voter complaint
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4/ "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent" Scots Irish "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good." Puritan etc etc etc
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5/ You can read through the DoI grievances with one red and one blue highlighter pen and see the culture wars of 1776 / 1861 / 2020 right there like a crack in a wall that no number of coats of paint can ever fix, the schism telegraphs its way through the intervening centuries
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I enjoy David Hackett Fischer, I'll have to add that to the reading list.
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