Petty tyrant slapped down!

The Mayor of Louisville attempted to outlaw Easter church services and the federal judge slapped the city with a restraining order.  A church in Louisville, Kentucky had drive in services where parishioners were in their cars six feel away and hizzoner tried to keep this from happening, citing health concerns.  Violating freedom of religion did not seem to have a residence in the walnut he calls a brain.

Then the governor of the Kentucky wanted the police to record to license plates of people at the drive in service.  Seems to be little beneath the notice of a governor, isn't it?

Another injunction inbound.

It is disappointing that some local authorities have tried to turn into petty tyrants.  I am seeing more people out and about and curfews are not really working.  Protests have begun because people need to get back to work.

Stay six feet away from everyone, wash your hands, wear a mask if you feel you need to.

There.  Done. Get on it.

We don't need government idiots telling us when to work, what to buy, and if we have permission to do so.

After all, their paychecks keep coming.

Julius Caesar traveled with his soldiers, ate what they ate, and slept in a tent with them.  That way, he knew how they felt and what they were capable of.

Do you think the fools who try to restrict everything do the same?

No need for violence or confrontation.  Just go and do what you need to do.  Get back to work and get a head start on getting out of Great Depression II.

Happy (Western!) Easter!

Was the Haitian Revolution really a revolution?

Steelers-Browns game?

With everything shut down, I have been catching up on my reading.  My book journey took me to Haiti the other day, which was a little surprising since I usually don't sail into the Caribbean.  Nonetheless, I splashed ashore and looked around.

The primary force behind the Revolution was the horrible working conditions that African slaves had to labor in.  Who can you not expect a revolt in the cane fields.  I am surprised it did not happen sooner.  Also, there were a lot of class tensions between poor whites and the white aristocracy. When the revolt happened, it blew up rather quickly.

Another factor to the revolution was the French Revolution.  Since Haiti was a colony of France, anything happening in Paris would eventually make its way to Port-au-Prince.  Thus, the Revolution swept France in 1789 and landed in Haiti in 1791. 

In 1794, the National Convention in France outlawed slavery throughout French possessions.  That would include Haiti.  So, the slave revolt sweeping Haiti is not longer a revolt since slavery is outlawed, therefore the "rebels" are just enforcing the law.

Later Napoleon would try to overrun the island and tried reimpose slavery.  He was also trying to secure communication lanes with newly reacquired Louisiana.  General LeClerc overran the island but could not hold on to it and the French eventually left.

Haiti was free though saddled with debt they agreed to pay France for losses in the Revolution.

In the end, the Haitian rebels were legally in the right, so was it a revolution at all?

Bring that up and see where the argument goes!