Comments on: Henry Dampier on The True History of the American Revolution https://www.isegoria.net/2015/10/henry-dampier-on-the-true-history-of-the-american-revolution/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Alrenous https://www.isegoria.net/2015/10/henry-dampier-on-the-true-history-of-the-american-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2404388 Alrenous Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:54:30 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=39002#comment-2404388 Ah. I would never have thought to look there. Thanks Ashv.

]]> By: Ashv https://www.isegoria.net/2015/10/henry-dampier-on-the-true-history-of-the-american-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2403337 Ashv Sat, 03 Oct 2015 15:15:37 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=39002#comment-2403337 Moldbug on the Patriots.

He cites Bailyn on the belief among the revolutionaries that Parliament and the Church of England were conspiring to snuff out all non-Anglican worship as well as political liberty.

]]> By: Handle https://www.isegoria.net/2015/10/henry-dampier-on-the-true-history-of-the-american-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2402519 Handle Fri, 02 Oct 2015 15:31:39 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=39002#comment-2402519 Gordon Tullock’s view in Open Secrets of American Foreign Policy was that the American Revolution was really the French strategic continuation of the the Seven Years War (He called it the true ‘First World War’ with battles between major powers occurring around the globe, the French and Indian War merely being a local theater of operations). The French were the major foreign backer from the very start, first financially, then with armaments, and eventually personnel when Howe was no longer able to throw the game.

Murray Rothbard mostly concurs with this narrative in Conceived in Liberty but puts even more of the blame on a clearly unserious Howe who let Washington get away with repeated incompetence. Rothbard was a huge fan of proto-libertarian General Charles Lee, however, and said he was defamed by several of the other founders.

]]> By: Alrenous https://www.isegoria.net/2015/10/henry-dampier-on-the-true-history-of-the-american-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2402309 Alrenous Fri, 02 Oct 2015 08:56:27 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=39002#comment-2402309 Moldbug compares them to black helicopter conspiracy theorists, though I can’t seem to find which post he does it in.

When did America go off the rails? Well, the founding fathers were SJWs, so…

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