>...no sane English colonist would have chosen to renounce the crown... Consider that while the rate of economic productivity was much lower during the colonia

>...no sane English colonist would have chosen to renounce the crown... Consider that while the rate of economic productivity was much lower during the colonial era, the average rate of tax was between 1% and 1.5%. I have seen figures quoted as high as 3%. For this, a revolution was mounted. The indignation of being taxed by parliament (not the crown) without a chance to vote compelled colonists to take up arms. Contrast this to today's general apathy towards the political process, low voter turnout, higher rates of taxation and unending regulation of citizens' lives. https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/colonial-life-today/early-american-economics-facts/#:~:text=The%20average%20tax%20rate%20in%20colonial%20America%20was%20between%201%20and%201.5%25 https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/colonial-life-... South Korea also has a history of jailing leaders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Geun-hye#Arrest,_detention,_pardon_and_post-presidency_(2017%E2%80%93present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Geun-hye#Arrest,_detentio... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Myung-bak#Controversies_and_issues:~:text=.%5B142%5D-,Detention,-%5Bedit%5D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Myung-bak#Controversies_an...