I think that very mechanism proved that the Americans could not be English.
I think that very concept is what makes us different. We are, truly, the "Anglos In The Woods"; and that the British-English had very badly strayed from their ancient English rights. The Americans were heavily Anglo-Saxon at the time, but very much mixed with Scots, Welsh, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and German quite quickly. They not only attempted a "conservative" revolution that demanded the return of ancient English rights; but also became non-English. Even then, many of the early American colonials were already of a revolutionary bent. They were the veterans of Roundhead military during the English civil war, but were also dissatisfied by the elitism of the Parliament immediately onward.
I think that very mechanism proved that the Americans could not be English.
I think that very concept is what makes us different. We are, truly, the "Anglos In The Woods"; and that the British-English had very badly strayed from their ancient English rights. The Americans were heavily Anglo-Saxon at the time, but very much mixed with Scots, Welsh, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and German quite quickly. They not only attempted a "conservative" revolution that demanded the return of ancient English rights; but also became non-English. Even then, many of the early American colonials were already of a revolutionary bent. They were the veterans of Roundhead military during the English civil war, but were also dissatisfied by the elitism of the Parliament immediately onward.
My point is that the capacity for open revolt exists within the English people.
I don't disagree. It's just very rare. That good sense has been exploited for centuries.