IN THE NEWS: It has been precisely 250 years since the battle for American independence began with Paul Revere’s fabled late-night trip to warn New England militia that British troops have been coming to Lexington, the hamlet the place the primary battle of the Revolution could be fought the following morning.
It’s ironic and appalling that the unfolding celebrations that can mark two-and-a-half centuries of nationhood will likely be presided over by an American president who longs to be a king. King George III was constrained by the British Parliament, however Donald Trump has appropriated the prerogatives of a quiescent Congress and flouts the rulings of the federal courts as he sends individuals to a overseas jail with out trial, threatens the educational freedom of universities, illegally dismantles authorities packages and forsakes conventional allies equivalent to France (the nation that helped the USA obtain independence) in favor of imperialist autocrats like Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trendy-day patriots have to mount their horses and trip to unfold the warning about what’s coming.
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