Plausibly Live! - The Official Podcast Of The Dave Bowman Show

It’s a cold snowy day up here in the Pacific Northwest. Grab a cup of coffee and let’s spend it talking history! Some months ago we had a caller to BML complaining that “only three or four guys actually did anything” with regard to the Revolution and the Constitution. It’s a common misconception, but why we think that way is a bigger question. Is it simply ignorance, or is it something… else? There is almost a Biblical tendency to ignore the history that we either weren’t taught or just don’t care about. There is also the issue of whether or not it is actually being suppressed on purpose? Consider this… in 1778 The United states were desperate to gain an alliance with France. For most people, it was Ben Franklin and his amazing wit and wily negotiating, along with the victory at Saratoga, that finally secured that alliance. As usual, there is much more tot he story, and even a spat – between Americans – that almost derailed the whole thing. At the end of the day, history is about people who make choices (