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Terrorism? Or Patriotism?
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232 years ago a group of men employed guerrilla warfare tactics to overthrow a tyrannous government. Sick of being unfairly taxed to support a ruling elite, average Americans rose up and made their voices heard.

They started with economic terrorism, intercepting government shipments and destroying the goods. They continued by destroying government buildings and even attacked civilian populations.

Had these men failed in their mission, we'd all be English subjects, and they'd be remembered as terrorists and traitors. Since they were victorious, however, they're remembered as heroes and patriots.

These men risked it all for FREEDOM. They fought day-in and day-out, many of them near-starving and barefoot, leaving trails of blood in the snow-covered ground as they marched to face an enemy with superior training, man-power, finance and weaponry.

I fear that the day may be quickly approaching that we must call upon the descendants of these men to once again fight to free the American people from a tyrannous government... of course they'll be initially branded traitors and terrorists... the question is how will history view them? Will they be remembered as terrorists? Or patriots?
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