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Beau delves into historical parallels to caution against romanticizing rebellion and the potential dire consequences of internal conflict in a powerful nation.
History enthusiasts, critical thinkers
The full transcript provides a deep dive into historical events to underscore the dangers of romanticizing rebellion and the potential catastrophic outcomes of internal conflict in a powerful nation.
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Well howdy there internet people, it's BowieGowan.
So today
we're going to talk about how we got here.
How we got in this giant mess
with everybody
well, where they are.
So we're going to take a look back, we're going to summarize, we're going to recap.
Sometimes it is incredibly useful
to look back and see where you've been.
So you can see where you might be headed
especially if that's not really where you want to go.
You can adjust course if you need to.
So, how did we end up here?
I mean you could say unresponsive government and economic woes
but that's nothing new.
That's been true since colonizers first came to this land.
It's always been like that.
And so
that's not it.
What were the real ingredients? What started it?
A situation that nobody agrees on right now.
It's disputed as to what happened.
A petty crime,
some pig,
and an extrajudicial killing.
That's how we wound up here.
Then what happened?
Petitions,
outrage,
protest.
Protest spun out of control, turned into rioting and looting.
A group of people took land and held it.
Spun out of control. A government building got attacked.
Then it spun out of control further.
A whole bunch of innocents got hurt.
An open rebellion lasted a year.
Yeah, I'm talking about 1676, Bacon's Rebellion.
It really was over a pig.
That was the catalyst anyway.
You know, when people
hear about that in the US, when it's taught in schools, it's generally framed as
the forerunner
to the American Revolution.
That's American mythology.
It is American mythology. It is not American history.
Neither Bacon
nor the governor
had any intention of separating
from the king. In fact, both of them framed their arguments
in what was best for the king.
It was not
the forerunner to the American Revolution.
It's just not really true.
But it was the first
real rebellion.
And
an important thing to remember about it is
while both Bacon
and the governor
had people who truly believed
in their cause, and for the record
what they were arguing about was pretty horrible,
just so you know,
while they both had people who believed in them,
at the end of the day
nothing changed.
Nothing changed.
In fact,
some foreign
advisors
showed up. They brought some stuff with them.
And when all the dust settled
and everything was over with,
neither Bacon nor the governor
was in power.
The advisors
made sure that those who had their hands on the levers of power,
that they were loyal to them.
And as people rush towards
that image,
that mythological image
of rebellion
and what it looks like,
that's something really important to keep in mind.
Because as a whole bunch of people talk about how much they love this country,
and they need to do this because they love this country,
understand that the second it starts,
every hostile nation
on the planet
is going to flood
this country with weapons. They will keep it going
as long as they possibly can to weaken
that country
you say you love.
It will destroy it.
The image
of the glorious rebellion
is myth.
It's mythology.
It's not real life.
We might want to think about that.
A certain group of people who are really pushing for it
really might want to think about that.
Because the odds are
it's not going to go the way you think.
Because
this stuff doesn't occur in a vacuum.
It's going to just sit idly by
while a nuclear power,
one of the strongest militaries in the world,
rips itself apart.
They're going to get their fingers in the game.
It's probably not going to go well for the American people.
Anyway, it's just a thought.
Have a good day.
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