(August 20, 2011 at 2:10 am)padraic Wrote: @Rythm
Are you asserting there are such things as 'innate rights'? If so,could you explain them to me? By that I mean, what is the source of these rights? How are they decided and enforced?
The American Revolution of 1776 was 'right' only' because the colonists won. Had the Brits won (and at times it was close) Jefferson Davis,John Adams,Washington, Franklin, and many, many others would have been sent to London tried,and hanged.
All very true. Being named a patriot vs. a traitor is a reward found only in victory. Who would know this truth better than Benedict Arnold? "Ooops, picked the wrong team."