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Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
It was April 19, 1775, that colonist patriots opened fire on British troops in Lexington and then Concord in response to the continuing outrages and provocations related to the enforcement of "The Intolerable Acts."
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General Thomas Gage was the military governor of Massachusetts and commander-in-chief of the roughly 3,000 British military forces garrisoned in Boston. He had no control over Massachusetts outside of Boston, however, where the implementation of the Acts had increased tensions between the Patriot Whig majority and the pro-British Tory minority. Gage's plan was to avoid conflict by removing military supplies from Whig militias using small, secret, and rapid strikes. This struggle for supplies led to one British success and several Patriot successes in a series of nearly bloodless conflicts known as the Powder Alarms. Gage considered himself to be a friend of liberty and attempted to separate his duties as governor of the colony and as general of an occupying force. Edmund Burke described Gage's conflicted relationship with Massachusetts by saying in Parliament, "An Englishman is the unfittest person on Earth to argue another Englishman into slavery."
If this Englishman ever gets a tattoo, and I doubt I will, that last sentence would make a wonderful candidate. God bless this nation of ours. We are heirs to a very great fortune bought for us with blood.

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
It was April 19, 1775, that colonist patriots opened fire on British troops in Lexington and then Concord in response to the continuing outrages and provocations related to the enforcement of "The Intolerable Acts."
From Wiki:
General Thomas Gage was the military governor of Massachusetts and commander-in-chief of the roughly 3,000 British military forces garrisoned in Boston. He had no control over Massachusetts outside of Boston, however, where the implementation of the Acts had increased tensions between the Patriot Whig majority and the pro-British Tory minority. Gage's plan was to avoid conflict by removing military supplies from Whig militias using small, secret, and rapid strikes. This struggle for supplies led to one British success and several Patriot successes in a series of nearly bloodless conflicts known as the Powder Alarms. Gage considered himself to be a friend of liberty and attempted to separate his duties as governor of the colony and as general of an occupying force. Edmund Burke described Gage's conflicted relationship with Massachusetts by saying in Parliament, "An Englishman is the unfittest person on Earth to argue another Englishman into slavery."
If this Englishman ever gets a tattoo, and I doubt I will, that last sentence would make a wonderful candidate. God bless this nation of ours. We are heirs to a very great fortune bought for us with blood.

then you got the 6th of january ...

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Originally posted by HerrBerg:
Have you ever once said Thank You to France?

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by HerrBerg:
Have you ever once said Thank You to France?

yeah, for over a century -- did you have a point?

Have YOU ever once said thank you to the US for keeping you from speaking either Russian or German?

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by HerrBerg:
Have you ever once said Thank You to France?

yeah, for over a century -- did you have a point?

Have YOU ever once said thank you to the US for keeping you from speaking either Russian or German?

spasibo, danke schon or thank you ... the first and the third will soon be the same language, hope you do not mind seating with the enemy of before that is now the friend of your country while still the enemy of the rest of western world inclunding nato partners ...

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by HerrBerg:
Have you ever once said Thank You to France?

yeah, for over a century -- did you have a point?

Have YOU ever once said thank you to the US for keeping you from speaking either Russian or German?

spasibo, danke schon or thank you ... the first and the third will soon be the same language, hope you do not mind seating with the enemy of before that is now the friend of your country while still the enemy of the rest of western world inclunding nato partners ...

As Canada is "considering" selling oil to the Chinese, here's a handy phrase for you

Informally
xièxiè

But, for the Chinese overlords, you'd likely should use the more servile ..
Xièxie nín

nín is basically "my lord" or "my better"

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by HerrBerg:
Have you ever once said Thank You to France?

yeah, for over a century -- did you have a point?

Have YOU ever once said thank you to the US for keeping you from speaking either Russian or German?

spasibo, danke schon or thank you ... the first and the third will soon be the same language, hope you do not mind seating with the enemy of before that is now the friend of your country while still the enemy of the rest of western world inclunding nato partners ...

As Canada is "considering" selling oil to the Chinese, here's a handy phrase for you

Informally
xièxiè

But, for the Chinese overlords, you'd likely should use the more servile ..
Xièxie nín

nín is basically "my lord" or "my better"

well if a country is not anymore a friend new economical partners has to be found ... china will be an economical partner your country not anymore and only because your president and supreme leader decided not the contrary ...interesting to read your comments as you re not a fan of him but really acting like one lol

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by HerrBerg:
Have you ever once said Thank You to France?

yeah, for over a century -- did you have a point?

Have YOU ever once said thank you to the US for keeping you from speaking either Russian or German?

spasibo, danke schon or thank you ... the first and the third will soon be the same language, hope you do not mind seating with the enemy of before that is now the friend of your country while still the enemy of the rest of western world inclunding nato partners ...

As Canada is "considering" selling oil to the Chinese, here's a handy phrase for you

Informally
xièxiè

But, for the Chinese overlords, you'd likely should use the more servile ..
Xièxie nín

nín is basically "my lord" or "my better"

well if a country is not anymore a friend new economical partners has to be found ... china will be an economical partner your country not anymore and only because your president and supreme leader decided not the contrary ...interesting to read your comments as you re not a fan of him but really acting like one lol

i AM a great fan of America - and these responses (the first one wasn't even REMOTELY inclusive of you, but you came in anyway) have absolutely NOTHING to do with Trump, and EVERYTHING to do with being a realist -

taking YOUR grossly overstated opinions on the US-CAN relationship, I followed your lead -

that YOU decide to include trump into a conversation that has NOTHING to due with trump is all about YOUR bias -

So, péngyou, YOU are trying to infer something from YOUR bias on me .. it's a good thing to be cognizant of --

Tell me, what Trump tariffs have been imposed/are in effect on Canada since 1/20/25?

last time i checked, NONE -

ever heard that phrase, much ado about nothing?

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
Fair enough, I am wrong - I thought all the tariffs where "delayed" ...

you are correct, thanks for that

(hey, close enough, et al - see how easy that is?)

I meant to say " I am a big fan of America -- we've had a couple great presidents, a few good ones, some horrible ones, and most are meh -- Bu the country gets over it

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
You just don't get it .. we've had 6 bad ones in a row --bush II, obama, trump, jobama, and trump AGAIN -

we'll get over it --

but you like to play games that someone that doesn't agree with your OPINIONS and comply 100% is against you -- this is the stupid sh!t that US liberals demand .. nah, i am good, not looking for a cult

get over it, grow up - not just old

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interesting to read your comments as you re not a fan of him but really acting like one lol

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you keep inferring that I am a trump supporter

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
you keep inferring that I am a trump supporter -- please don't --

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interesting to read your comments as you re not a fan of him but really acting like one lol

i am a realist -- there's a HUGE difference -- i'd like it if you would stop that -- no matter HOW MANY time I correct you, and you seem to take it, it just doesn't stick

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Originally posted by wymple:

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you keep inferring that I am a trump supporter

Close enough

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
you keep inferring that I am a trump supporter -- please don't --

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interesting to read your comments as you re not a fan of him but really acting like one lol

i am a realist -- there's a HUGE difference -- i'd like it if you would stop that -- no matter HOW MANY time I correct you, and you seem to take it, it just doesn't stick

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by medved:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
you keep inferring that I am a trump supporter -- please don't --

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interesting to read your comments as you re not a fan of him but really acting like one lol

i am a realist -- there's a HUGE difference -- i'd like it if you would stop that -- no matter HOW MANY time I correct you, and you seem to take it, it just doesn't stick

sigh -- well, welcome to the ignore list


but you like to play games that someone that doesn't agree with your OPINIONS and comply 100% is against you -- this is the stupid sh!t that US liberals demand .. nah, i am good, not looking for a cult

get over it, grow up - not just old