Inspection- New Years’ Resolution
Less holier than thou-ism.
by Ken Carmaninspires columns this morning as I watched an AHC program about the American Revolution. We were losing the war and partisans started to win the war by using tactics the Brits; who were by no means more pure, found unacceptable, like hit and run. One thing especially brutal: those accused of being sympathizers were tarred and feathered; a process bad enough as commonly portrayed. Hot, thinned out tar is applied the accused who has been stripped naked, then feathers.
What isn’t mentioned is that once tarred and feathered the feathers were set on fire. Read more