I'm a little disappointed in myself for not knowing more. I'd be curious to know if people from the U.K. are very well versed in what he was actually all about because I would imagine that most non UK or former colony people are aware of this information. Hopefully a Brit will chime in.
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@steevc, @slobberchops, and @goblinknackers are your best bets if the last two aren't too busy at steemfest!
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A lot of Brits probably don't know the history. It's just an excuse for fireworks and I'm hearing a few around us tonight. I knew it was a Catholic plot. We also had Catholic rulers who persecuted the protestants. Religion is often used as an excuse for extreme cruelty. Just one of the reasons I'm not a believer.
yeah, i didn't want to go down that road in my write up but all the history points to the fact that The Protestants were basically just doing what the Catholics had already been doing for quite some time. It was only "evil" and necessary to overthrow it once the other guys had that power. Kind of reminds me a bit of what is going on in this very platform at the moment. :)
I don't think you can compare a few downvotes with the killing that went on back then, on both sides. Steem has a lot of people who feel entitled to rewards regardless of their effort and what the community think.
That's not what I meant at all. Let's just drop it lol. It's my fault for bringing it up. 😆
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Honestly people care little now about the history and just huddle around a bonfire regardless of the weather which in November is typically freezing and wet.
It’s a strange custom and non brits probably think we are a little insane. I don’t go to them anymore as they tend to be governed in order to stop people getting burned and injured by fireworks.
So yes it’s much safer now than when I was a kid but the excitement has been drilled out of it. Call it a getting old and not giving a crap attitude anymore I guess.
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lol. I think a big part of the fun during July 4th was the fact that we were kids and our parents were really ok with the fact that we were purchasing and using what is basically explosives when i was a kid. I mean i had a lot of them. Did we occasionally hear about a kid blowing their fingers off? Of course, but honestly, something bad was always going to happen to that kid.
I think being allowed to be around potential danger was actually a good thing and well, none of that is really allowed anymore is it?
It’s not allowed and it was very dangerous. I used to throw bangers all the time. It was more of a challenge to buy them being underage.
In the Far East they are more like explosives and there are no restrictions. The triangular packets I have seen in the Philippines literally through you back when they detonate!
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