Remembering the legacy of the American Revolution, WWII, and other challenges in our nation’s history that our forefathers met.

There were loyalists in the colonies, of course, but they were somewhat fewer than that:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalist_(American_Revolution)

Historian Robert Calhoon wrote in 2000, concerning the proportion of Loyalists to Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies:

"Historians' best estimates put the proportion of adult white male loyalists somewhere between 15 and 20 percent...

"Before Calhoon's work, estimates of the Loyalist share of the population were somewhat higher, at about one-third, but these estimates are now rejected as too high by most scholars. In 1968 historian Paul H. Smith estimated there were about 400,000 Loyalists, or 16% of the white population of 2.25 million in 1780."

So 1/3 used to be considered the number, but it is now outdated.

The point stands that the American Revolution would not have succeeded against the British Empire without the efforts of Washington, the Continental Congress, and broad-based social support.

lol. I already explained a couple days ago my preference for George Washington's tradition of non-partisanship. His successors' failure to follow that example contributed to the Civil War.

I also do criticize the Founders for not doing more to excise the evil of slavery at the time of our Founding. If they had known the slavery issue was going to lead to a violent schism in our country rather than passively fade away, as Jefferson appeared to believe, perhaps they would have done more to get rid of it.

But racist habits die hard.

Was slavery racist?

Okay

Convince me otherwise

Was slavery racist?

If I had to put a ballpark number on it, it'd be somewhere over 9000

It's not difficult to avoid this.

Just answer the damn question.

They're simple and easy, and your inability to answer them is troublesome and inherently invites speculation.

What are some examples of racism in America today?

This open-ended question gives you the opportunity to inform any Politics_Redux memers who stop by about awful things taking place right in plain sight today that the media may not have told them about.

Don’t miss this opportunity to educate

Drop some knowledge

Hell you could even say “affirmative action” at this point and it would be a more sensible response than anything else you’ve offered in this entire comment chain

Do you think racism exists at all?

This is beyond science