Those of us who grew up in the United States of America have been raised on an educational curriculum that just assumes that a government by and for the people it governs is a good thing. Sure, it all sounds rosy on paper. Everybody loves freedom, happiness, being heard and being compensated. All the same, I'm pretty certain that if the founding fathers had been given five minutes with craigslist they'd have written the following letter to King George:
Our Great and Wise Sovereign, On the occasion of His Majesty's most momentous birthday, the good and humble people of Great Britain's colonies in the New World conspired to compose a document that would most surely fill the Royal Court with uproarious laughter. Regrettably, our inferior colonial calenders indicated His Majesty's birthday as taking place in July when it rightly takes place in June, so our little joke found its way into your blessed hands at a time when it would not be recognized as the playful jest that it was. To think, independence and representation for the people of the colonies! We are all of us laughing even now. For the love of the Almighty and all that is holy on His earth, let us remain under your benevolent rule for eternity, -Your Humble Subjects in America
