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As we try to deal with the daily dose of depravity which is the Biden "administration" with its attendant prostitution-themed White House Christmas celebration and the unspeakable acts which occurred in the Senate Hearing Room (almost as abominable as some of the hearings themselves, now that I think about it), it is appropriate to pause and remember that Saturday was the 250th Anniversary of a signal moment in American history—one which some scholars peg as the very beginning of American history: The Boston Tea Party.
My purpose here is simply to guide those who may seek a very concise, well written piece on this significant moment to a fine piece in Real Clear Politics entitled, somewhat unfortunately in my opinion considering the course of American justice in the last few years, "Our First Insurrection? The Boston Tea Party at 250."
Anyone with even a passing interest in American history will find this brief piece fascinating and I cannot recommend it too highly.
For those who do choose to peruse this short history lesson, I have these questions: (1) What commonalities, if any, did that "mob" (the author's word) on that ship in 1773 have with the mostly-peaceful and orderly protest on January 6 and (2) what parallels, if any, can be drawn from the "mob" of the Tea Party, which was clearly trying to overthrow a government, albeit tyrannical and dictatorial, to the so-called "armed insurrection" of January 6, which has proven through hundreds of persecutions (the word is advisedly used) to have been the most unsuccessful "armed" uprising in history, as not one single firearm was ever found despite the maniacal efforts of the Biden "administration" to find just one, anywhere, in the most investigated "insurrection" of all time?
I know it's a time of festive good times with friends and family, and I loath bringing a somber note into this "most wonderful time of the year ", but how many students in our time are exposed to even the rudimentary basics of The Tea Party covered by the piece referenced here ?
We are losing our very history. Can this realistically be reversed?
God Bless America!
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I think we need another one. The Boston "Hamas Party." What do we throw in besides Harvard, MIT and the Boston Mayor?
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Thank you @JimGeorge for the history lesson. The elites of government like reminding us in many ways that they are in charge. The intolerable has been tolerated too long.
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During a Tea Party rally, Sarah Palin told the crowd to "Party like it's 1773." The reporters laughed and laughed at the imbecile who didn't know that the right date was 1776.
"You don't hate journalists enough. You think you do, but you don't." - Auron MacIntyre
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Great essay. Sadly, our progressive Americans never, ever think deeply about those issues. As regards mobs: as early news broke out about January 6th I remember thinking it was a good thing for the government to be a little wary of its citizens for once instead of the other way around. And of course later we learned it was something else entirely.
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I can't believe the 250th anniversary of a such an important date in our history passed with so little notice. There should have been parades, re-enactments, TV specials, and so on for weeks. But I didn't hear anything.
And I'll tell you why that is: Our current leadership identifies more with the British tyrants than the colonists who sought to escape their oppression.
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