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There are many, many things different now than in 1776. It took a small, but extremely vocal and extremely committed minority years to nurture the idea in their fellows. Most of this group just happened to be wealthy and powerful, and they enjoyed certain benefits as a result (a fair hearing in the press, reasonably good Classical educations, and some forbearance from the Crown due to their positions not being the least of these). We are now an indoctrinated rather than an educated society; practically all those in power are the very people we'd want to secede from; and the Press is simply an extension of the Progressive element to destroy Western society and consolidate wealth. Derisive, ad hominem attacks on every thing/person/idea that doesn't toe the Party line rather than civilized debate and dialog are proof that our society is well down the road to collapse because The People are no longer capable of the critical thinking and conscientiousness needed to sustain it. I think that it will take more than a handful of Jeffersons and Washingtons to not only fan the flames of Liberty but also build and stoke the bonfire at this point. The People are in large part fat, happy and stupid (please note that I am not casting aspersions on any of the members here, but rather referring to too many of our fellow citizens) and both poorly disposed toward and ill-suited for a spirited contest for Liberty.