🇺🇸 America's Founding Father's were in essence, Nationalists seeking to create a White Nation on the American continent. They were very young Men with extremely controversial views carrying out direct actions against a foreign government that didn't represent colonial Americans, despite taxing them.
🔷️ They were politically isolated, while the majority of their older countrymen wished for peaceful reform. Eventually, three percent of Americans would serve in the Continental Army at peak. Their situation should sound familiar to modern Americans, who are beholden to laws put in place by a foreign country, one which is illegal to question or criticize. Nationalists may at times feel isolated, but their impact can punch well above their weight.
🔷️ Remember, the Founder's sacrificed all to build a Nation. They were killed in battle, imprisoned, tortured and executed. Their families were destroyed, homes razed to the ground, poverty all but assured for battle scarred victors. Every step on the path to liberty shed the blood of freedom seeking men.
🔷️ The Revolution carried on for many years, half Washington's army deserted or were wiped out by disease during the winter at Valley Forge. Many patriots became disillusioned with the cause itself, believing the situation to be hopeless. The odds were typically against them, their prospects were few, but they persevered on the belief for a brighter tomorrow.
🔷️ Lastly, these men held the same views as modern Nationalists today. Just as their statues are torn down, they would be shunned with all contemporary labels. Parallels echoing from time ago of centuries past. The risks of defeat from state repression have returned. Foreign submission and hopelessness are eerily present. Men of today are the new Founding Father's building a new Nation-state.
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