Tuesday, December 16, 2014

And speaking of civil disobedience..

Today is the 241st anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

L.A. TIMES: VIVEK MURTHY'S CONFIRMATION MEANS GUNS NOW 'A HEALTHCARE ISSUE'

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/12/16/LA-Times-Vivek-Murthy-s-Confirmation-Means-Guns-Now-A-Healthcare-Issue

Richard said...

In an earlier America, I'm sure this date was at least unofficially celebrated. It would be interesting to know the back story of its demise in the American culture.

Anonymous said...

When I watch a TV show on American Independence, the similarities between what they were going through then and what we are experiencing now are clear to me. How anyone can watch those shows and NOT see how much tyranny we are now under amazes me. Only a totally brainwashed individual wouldn't make the connection or be ashamed of themselves and their fellow Americans for not at least trying to correct the situation. I admire the everyday colonial American who was pro-independence so much, because they risked losing everything just like any other human living at any other time in history who "bucks" the system. Honestly, I can't even watch a show on the revolution without my eyes welling up for how much I admire them, and how sad I am for my fellow Americans.

The Plinker said...

Richard -- check out "Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America" by Benjamin L. Carp. Published in 2010 by Yale University Press. Probably available on Amazon.