If the Brits won the Revolutionary War, Would the Continental Congress be

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Poll question: If the Brits won the Revolutionary War, Would the Continental Congress be

Known as Terrorists?

They were shocked when we changed the rules of war and started going after officers.

[stopthegop]

1. of course...

all the signers of the Declaration has prices on their heads...

[AWD]

2. CD's been tombstoned

....but I love your reference and your point!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. I did want the question to be all inclusive....

Didn't want anyone to feel left out. :evilgrin:

[Cheswick2.0]

10. he was?? what finally got him?

smirky little jerk

[JHB]

3. Yes, but no...

...they would have been called seditionists and hanged for treason. So they'd be treated and reviled the way we treat and revile terrorists, but they wouldn't be terrirsts in the modern sense (attacking "soft" (civilian) targets).

[Yupster]

14. Agree JHB

traitor would have been enough.

[Brian Sweat]

5. As a matter of fact, the British were quite beside themselves

because of the tactics used by the Continentals and the Minute Men

1. The Minute Men had a nasty habit of hiding behind rock walls and other things that made it hard to hit them. They didn't always stand in a line making a nice easy target. Down right uncricket of them.

2. Both the Continentals and the Minute Men intentionally aimed at officers. Savage.

3. The Minute Men often used tactics developed by Robert Rogers during the French and Indian war. By the American Civil war, these tactics would be refined and come to be known as "Guerilla Warfare."

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. Succinctly said...

The actions were "ungentlemanly" and bso far beyond the norm of the day that while the word "terrorist" may not have been used, the attitude would be the same.

(IMHO)

[Brian Sweat]

8. Actually, there is a difference.

The British really believed that these actions were unconscionable because they were, in fact, beyond the norm of the day.

We cannot really say that we find the actions of the Iraqi guerrillas unconscionable, since they are using the same tactics that we taught to the Afghani "Freedom Fighters" back in the eighties.

[SavageWombat]

6. No

They would go straight to words like "Traitors" and wouldn't have to go further. After all, the rebels were all British subjects.

[Brian Sweat]

9. Would?

They did!

[Wwagsthedog]

11. From Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

Main Entry: ter·ror·ism
Pronunciation: 'ter-&r-"i-z&m
Function: noun
Date: 1795
: the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
- ter·ror·ist /-&r-ist/ adjective or noun
- ter·ror·is·tic /"ter-&r-'is-tik/ adjective

Note the date of origin. I know; picky-picky

[Brian Sweat]

13. Wow, I didn't realize the term was that old.

I wonder who it was first applied to.

[HereSince1628]

12. My nth great grand fathers served with Benedict Arnold

before Ben Arnold mistriangulated....something DLC-ish generals need to be careful about that!

The answer to your question is that they would be known as DEAD which BTW is what they are now...