I think that Zinn provides a very interesting point of view on these topics. I find these ideas intriguing because it’s a whole new way to look at the start of our country and whether or not America is really founded on ideals that we should continue to live by. The idea of America being founded by people exploiting others but promoting freedom and equality is quite radical however he makes great points and is pretty convincing. “In colonial America, for example, events unfolded organically from people’s actions and responses. When the upper class made a move to tax property, the working class responded by forming the Regulator movement in protest. The upper class then pushed back by redirecting the people’s energy against faraway enemies in Britain. When the working class realized capitalism wasn’t working for them, they attacked capitalism’s most powerful symbol\u2014private property. Zinn demonstrates the reasons behind people’s actions, the results of their actions, and the long-term effects. These patterns are what constitute history.” He brings up this point that there wasn’t a group that controlled America and planned everything and everything just unfolded in a certain way which allowed for these types fo things to happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I think that Zinn provides a very interesting point of view on these topics. I find these ideas intriguing because it’s a whole new way…<\/p>\n