• deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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    2 months ago

    the erroneous claim that “the active forces in the field against the King’s tyranny never amounted to more than 3% of the colonists” during the American Revolution.

    What.

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, only three percent of American’s in the future USA managed to fight off one of the most competent armies in the world at the time. Ok, tell me how.

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        2 months ago

        But why 3% why not 2% or 4%, I assume 5% is right out.

        … Want t, I’m trying to reason about something reason forsake.