re: #170 Killgore Trout

The raping, stabbing, communists and anarchists. I thought I made that clear.

Psychologically they were older, better established, and resisted innovation.
They felt that resistance to the Crown—the legitimate government—was morally wrong.
They were alienated when the Patriots resorted to violence, such as burning houses and tarring and feathering.
They wanted to take a middle-of-the road position and were angry when forced by the Patriots to declare their opposition.
They had a long-standing sentimental attachment to Britain (often with business and family links).
They were procrastinators who realized that independence was bound to come some day, but wanted to postpone the moment.
They were rightly cautious and afraid of the anarchy stemming from mob rule, which did cost many their property and security after the revolution.
Some say they were pessimists who lacked the confidence in the future displayed by the Patriots, while others point to the memory and dreadful experience of many Scottish immigrants who had already seen or paid the price of rebellion in dispossession and clearance from their prior homeland