Has the world gone mad? American colonies in North America are declaring independence from Britain!!! This brave act from the colonies blew my mind away. They justified this action by saying that they do not believe that the king or Parliament had the right to interfere in their internal affairs. In their Declaration of Independence, they say that it is their right of institute a new government. The Continental army was headed by George Washington. The army is undisciplined, disorganized, lacked man power, and was not well equip as compared to their counterparts the British army. With this in mind, I initially predicted that their war for independence would fail, but I was wrong. In 1781, Washington with the help of the French forced the British army of General Cornwallis to surrender. In 1783, the independence of the American colonies was recognized. What is astonishing is not the fact that the American colonies won independence, but rather the form of government they established. Rather than having a ruler such as a king, they created a national government that was able to set taxes, raise an army, and form a national currency. This government was divided into three branches: the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. The executive branch was headed by a president; the legislative is composed of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and lastly the Judicial Branch is headed by the Supreme Court and other courts. The American government had a system of checks and balances that would limit the power of each branch. This surprised me a great deal, I had always believed in a hereditary king as the best form of government. This system is completely new to me. We shall soon see whether this system can be affective.
Hello this is Thomas Malthus, and to answer your question, the world has not gone mad. It is about time that the Americans stood up against the British. The Americans deserve independence after all the unfairness the British had bestowed onto the them. Americans had put up with Britain for too long, it was time to act now. Who knows, maybe the American Revolution will be the role model of other future revolutions, but you know it's not as if I could tell the future.
ReplyDeletewell as a fellow englishman, i have to concur that the american's have quite some wild ideas sometimes. America is making a foolish decision as we all know what our impressive british naval forces are capable of doing. however, i must say i am slightly impressed by the boldness of the americans. now if only women of the world had the same gutsy attitude to call for equal rights and liberty, but that is a whole different topic!(you're welcome to visit my journal for extended views on the subject)
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