Ye that oppose independence now ye know not what ye do ye are opening a door to eternal tyranny by keeping vacant the seat of government paine repeats the word ye in order to

in this text, paine use the word “ye” several times in order to  capture  the  attention of the colonists who   haven't understand the   importance and urgency of his cause. the word "ye" that is the plural of   "thou" is used to call the colonists attention and make the fight for the cause.

i believe the answer is perspective