Quote Originally Posted by sellersm View Post
Possibly. Hope not...

It's interesting to look at the historical 'cycle of change' in civilizations and cultures. At some point, there's some form of 'revolution' (not always in the strictest sense of the word): a clear and distinct change in leadership or something, which turns the direction and then, after some period of time, it happens again...and again...

So, if we look at history, what was the critical, participating event that caused folks to see that their current system was no longer 'working'?
Here? It was when the colonists realized they were giving and giving to a monarchy that was corrupt and non-responsive to their needs. It was when they realized that under their system they couldn't enjoy their freedoms and the fruits of their labors because they were required to give more to the king, and by doing this they would never be free.