Reply #13: Have to agree, [View All]

yet, as a history instructor, I think we need the figurehead to rally against, in the same way the colonists did. TJ didn't address the Declaration to Parliament -- he specifically singled out the King.

This isn't to say that the colonists didn't understand where the depredations where coming from; just that those who pushed for revolution understood the need for a single "point of contact."

On a personal level, I've always felt vaguely sorry for George III (only vaguely, mind you). For the toad currently in our White House, not one iota of pity. I don't think he's crazy, just stupid and self-indulgent. I can excuse ignorance; we are all ignorant until we learn. However, if we learn and then IGNORE our knowledge we can't claim ignorance -- at that point it is pure stupidity, born of selfishness and self-indulgence.

That's OUR George, imo!