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    Well, I'm glad that you agree that you can't give me a rebuttal! (But then you go on to include various unrelated information, as if attempting to do just that.) The reason that people don't accept your reasoning that the American Revolution was a sucession, is that it doesn't meet the definintion of one. If, in a strange attempt at revisionist history you are going to change the definition of the words used (and fail to include major portions as well, doesn't that feel a bit dishonest?) then I suppose you can call it anything you like. It was the American disco...
    Do let me know what your prof says though...

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    Quote Originally Posted by tyward View Post
    Well, I'm glad that you agree that you can't give me a rebuttal! (But then you go on to include various unrelated information, as if attempting to do just that.) The reason that people don't accept your reasoning that the American Revolution was a sucession, is that it doesn't meet the definintion of one. If, in a strange attempt at revisionist history you are going to change the definition of the words used (and fail to include major portions as well, doesn't that feel a bit dishonest?) then I suppose you can call it anything you like. It was the American disco...
    Do let me know what your prof says though...
    My professor? I'm an air conditioning mechanic. I'm not sure if that was an attempt to belittle my arguement, but it failed.

    If I've changed the words or left something out than it shouldn't be too hard for you to correct me. I like an intelligent debate.

    I'll help:
    Secede - to withdraw formally from an ********, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc. Source: Dictionary.com

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