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Loyalists vs. Patriots
A great nation is comprised of a strong dependable government, with citizens who agree with the government and support it, Britain has made this impossible. What Britain calls a monarchy has now become a tyranny; the innocent victims will no longer tolerate the unbearable acts and the ridiculous laws. Because of these insufferable actions made, two sides have been formed. The loyalists and their ill faith in this, now corrupt, country. And there are the patriots, who stand for the much deserved justice and fairness of the colonists. My beliefs stand strongly with the patriots, for I only wish the good fortune and liberty of my people, and in order to achieve that, we must gain independence. The loyalists mindlessly serve Britain which was once an admirable country. Now England has merely tormented its colonists to reap their own benefits. Loyalists held to their beliefs because of their fear to cut off from our mother country and lose the protection of the military forces, and were frightened at the thought of the possible domination of another country. Their interpretation of the idea of democracy means the same thing to them as rule by a mob of unruly vagrants instead of the idea of giving power to all citizens no matter their social class or monetary status, to decide their own laws. Another blasphemous idea spouted from the British and their empty accusations is the claim that any structure for decent society will completely diminish. While the loyalists fabricate ridiculous probabilities of unfortunate outcomes, the patriots fight for the freedom of the populace of the colonies. We have been tormented and used for our money, our goods, and even our homes. First, the British employed taxes for our colonies without our representation in the English parliament, to pay for petty wars which they themselves brought on. Subsequent, they stationed British prisoners in the colonies as to not over-crowd their already unmanageable population. Following, they

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