To my mind the answer is Karma. according to those who believe in karma, this has implications beyond this life. Bad actions in a previous life can follow a person into their next life and cause bad effects. In other words, our past actions affect us, either positively or negatively, and our present actions will affect us in the future alike.
Buddhism is the religion which strongly believe in this force created by a person's actions called karma.
The quote “<em>starving in detail for an ungrateful people who did not care what became of us</em>.” was said by a soldier known as Joseph Plumb Martin from Connecticut who wrote what they felt. The quote means that soldiers were pretty low, morals were terrible, rations were poor, and soldiers went unpaid. They also Lost their property most of the time which meant a loss of their rights.
To be honest, colonial life sucked. However, it was peaceful, and depending on where you lived, you could depend on your own resources without having to buy anything. In the early colonial days, you probably wouldn't live very long because there were many diseases and dangers in the New World. You would have to work untiringly every day: feed the chickens, milk the cow, tend the garden, and clean the house. However, some people may like this way of life. It's all an opinion.
The members of Dadaist Artistic movement felt that the logic and reason behind capitalist society led to WWI. This belief they felt had led to irrationality and chaos in the society which eventually led to the war.
