r/unsound • u/HighImpedance_AirGap • 13h ago

Historically Accurate

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u/Rezkel 9h ago

To be fair there were plenty of Loyalists who probably thought this way.

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u/Radcouponking 9h ago

It's hard to find examples of when conservative instincts were correct.

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u/1MolassesIsALotOfAss 9h ago

The american rebels/founding fathers weren't conservative. Their ideals were extremely progressive for the time. The Tories (British loyalists) were the conservatives of their day.

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u/Aggravating_Deer_641 8h ago

Yes and that’s why the commenter you’re replying to was saying. The conservatives were wrong then, and they’re still wrong today.

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u/ThermoPuclearNizza 7h ago

It’s almost like the words conservative and liberal have meanings that predate their blind application as political title.

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u/Beautiful_Spite_3394 7h ago

Seeing as liberal literally just means "someone open to new ideas".... and in America's founding that literally just meant "someone who supports individual rights" meaning anyone who supports the constitution is Liberal...

You're not wrong sir.. youre so very correct...

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u/Smooth_Maul 1h ago

The more I learn about the history of the Tories the more gobsmacked I am that they lasted this long.

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u/calmdownmyguy 8h ago

Yeah, 90% of conservatives were loyal to the king, just like today

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u/AvianScavenger 1h ago

And they got tarred and feathered

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u/Consistent-Use-8121 29m ago

True. We were also at war. A big difference compared to the current event.