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Posted by R.A. MANN on June 26, 1996 at 13:57:59:
In Reply to: Re: SECESSION MOVEMENTS NEED TO BE BACKED UP WITH FORCE! posted by Tom Clark on June 20, 1996 at 10:41:51:
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: : Do you folks in Texas, Hawaii, Florida, Alaska, etc. think
you will bring about independence without the support of willing,
visible force!?!?
: : Please cite a single instance in world history that
illustrates the acquisition of freedom, independence, or
individual rights without the prolonged use of force...
: : Get your support in place IN ADVANCE before trying this.
Otherwise, you are simply supplying the Establishment Powers with
another victory.
: : R.A. MANN
: Mr. Mann,
: In response to your query, I can recall no such instance. However, my recollection of history ist that our colonies won the War of Independence by starting out with peaceful protest. These protests were done by-and-large without any organized "force". Only after they were certain that no other course was available for remedy did they resort to armed and organized resistance.
: I believe the patriot movement is bringing the states of the
Union closer to that point in time, but it is not yet reached
that bl