A couple hundred years ago, a group of farmers got sick of the King of England bullying them around.
Living on your own on the edge of civilization tends to make you self-reliant, and the American colonists began to realize they didn't really need His Majesty's services anymore thank you very much.
Of course King George had a different perspective, and he sent his red-coated ambassadors to convince the backwards colonists that they were wrong.
Ever since then, Americans (at least the U.S. variety) have tended to root for the underdog. Give us impossible odds, fourth and long, Rocky vs. Apollo Creed, a small group of ill-equipped farm boys fighting the strongest military power of the day.
Hat tip to El Borak
Have a safe and happy Independence Day.
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