In 1786 a Revolutionary War veteran named Daniel Shays led an armed uprising of 4,000 men, hoping to seize a Federal armory and overthrow the government. He and the other veterans leading this (mostly peaceful) protest had been stiffed much of their wages from the war, and predatory lenders and tax collectors took advantage, often seizing their modest farms and leaving them indigent.

The inability of the Federal government to quickly confront this rebellion terrified and scandalized most of the Founding Fathers and economic elites. It became a major catalyst for the creation of our current constitution, increasing Federal authority, creating a president, and empowering him with full military authority.
Thomas Jefferson saw things differently, and left us with many quotable remarks, all pertinent to yesterday's circus.

To William S. Smith, Paris, Nov. 13, 1787
"The British ministry have so long hired their gazetteers to repeat and model into every form lies about our being in anarchy, that the world has at length believed them, the English nation has believed them, the ministers themselves have come to believe them, and what is more wonderful, we have believed them ourselves. Yet where does this anarchy exist? Where did it ever exist, except in the single instance of Massachusets? And can history produce an instance of a rebellion so honourably conducted? I say nothing of it’s motives. They were founded in ignorance, not wickedness. God forbid we should ever be 20. years without such a rebellion. The people can not be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. We have had 13 states independent 11 years. There has been one rebellion. That comes to one rebellion in a century and a half for each state. What country before ever existed a century and half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure. Our Convention has been too much impressed by the insurrection of Massachusets: and in the spur of the moment they are setting up a kite to keep the hen yard in order. I hope in god this article will be rectified before the new constitution is accepted."

To James Madison, Paris, Jan. 30, 1787
"I am impatient to learn your sentiments on the late troubles in the Eastern states… I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, & as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. . . It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.."
To James Madison, Paris, Dec. 20, 1787
"The late rebellion in Massachusetts has given more alarm than I think it should have done. Calculate that one rebellion in 13 states in the course of 11 years, is but one for each state in a century & a half. No country should be so long without one. Nor will any degree of power in the hands of government prevent insurrections. France, with all its despotism, and two or three hundred thousand men always in arms has had three insurrections in the three years I have been here in every one of which greater numbers were engaged than in Massachusetts & a great deal more blood was spilt."
To Abigail Adams, Paris, Feb. 22, 1787
"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the Atmosphere."

I’m getting this on gab. Just the system being overwhelmed?

it's going down in 17 minutes and trannies are trying to back everything up so they can dox every person who ever used the site

gab working fine for me

So did i miss something?

Up in dis motha fuckaaaa

Nice

yeah. weird

Any MeWe groups?

Not true

What the power outage?

Parler is Down

Yes

@cornpop its panic porn

Smh

Proud boys stay sharing fake news

Theres a storm over the area

They’re 2 for 2 tonight

Its not some big thing i have friends in texas and im looking for land possibly a house in texas so my eye is always on the happenings there

I’ll see you there

Jersey Texas invasion

Yah i know a ton of leftist moving there tho so im worried it will be just like the rest soon

That storm system is a good 6-7 hours away from the outtages

Maybe longer

Winter storm luna look it up

Yep, you are right. Didn't see the blue in Oklahoma.

I usually am🤷‍♂️

I have to pay attention to these weather patterns because they directly affect me

why, are you a bird?

Weather patterns out of Oklahoma and Texas hit me next.

oh rip

It's basically regional weather for me

I figured out what mouse has been up to.....look closely (writing by door)

Aged poorly

Hmmm why did i think/assume this would be protected