A Citizens’ Rebellion 2020
The United States began to form after the rebellion against the King of England when the settlers in the colonies along the eastern coast reacted to the injustice of having to pay taxes without representation in Parliament starting on December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston.
Another big step in US history was the rebellion of workers in factories and the longshoremen on the docks which brought with it the establishment of unions and the protection of workers along with the eight hour, five day work week.
Now we are seeing another rebellion which I call the Citizens’ Rebellion because the people in the streets are citizens of all ages, races and religions who live in the US, pay taxes, work hard and have families. The majority of people are not “rioters” and these are not “riots”. These are citizens protesting the financial and racial inequalities that have plagued the nation for over 200 years and have now become acute with CONTINUE READING: A Citizens’ Rebellion 2020 – Seattle Education
