To those thick-headed, provocative, reactionary radicals who think rebellion against the crown is even an option, must realize that such hubris is borderline suicide. In our current state, we are prosperous and live well, not to mention the protection afforded to us by our homeland. To ostracize our own countrymen for some petty differences in taxes owed is an awful idea that endangers every good Englishman and his family.
Anyone who dreams of sovereignty separate from England is nothing more than an idealist throwing conjecture upon impressionable masses. We have seen the powerful British war machine first hand, as we fought among them against the French and natives. If such a world power like France cannot hold a candle to Britain's might, what chance will a ragtag bunch of minutemen have? We have no preparations in advance of any sort of war, while our usual military would be the ones we turned against. .
Perhaps the more important question is why violence is even seen as an option. I am an honest, god-fearing Englishman, just like our European brethren. To act as if we are not the same people is to spit in the face of our heritage. Britain provides us with manufactured goods and allows me to take care of my family instead of warring over inconsequential land disputes and natives run wild. I try my best to raise my family in a safe, peaceful environment. Luckily, that's exactly what we have: peace and comfort. Overzealous taxation is no reason to try and bite the hand feeding us. The men leading this charge are nothing more than romantics; they have no base in reality. War for them can only mean great riches and a place among history's greats. They can't understand the stress it puts on us to cower while soldiers sit in our homes and drink our wine, of course it wouldn't concern them. Even if we were to win, I doubt these "patriots " have anyone's interests in mind save for themselves.