Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
Still, skipping over the laughable parts, I suspect even you would bridle at some of these:
The "no representation" part is really the only one that I agree with fully. All else is either enabled by the same or bad government instead of real tyranny.
Standing military forces in a colony isn't exactly a reason for criticism in my opinion. Sure, they could be used to oppress, but they were also to some degree a necessity.
A militia is not going to guard a harbour or entire coastal town against raids by pulling fort garrison duty, for example. A militia isn't going to interdict smuggling either.