A mob threw tea into Boston Harbour today in 1773 protesting a corrupt executive determined to impose tarrifs on trade to suit the needs of a powerful corporation. - ThreadSky

thehistoryguy.bsky.social • 164 days ago

A mob threw tea into Boston Harbour today in 1773 protesting a corrupt executive determined to impose tarrifs on trade to suit the needs of a powerful corporation.

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soundandfury.bsky.social•164 days ago

I get why but wasting tea like that is upsetting.

dlhf1.bsky.social•164 days ago

This is how they've made tea ever since

beetsalad.bsky.social•161 days ago

History repeats itself . Cuz humans don’t learn or remember lessons of history . Fearful of a holocaust and war on our land .

mattlodder.com•164 days ago

Didn't the Boston tea party folk want tariffs to go *up* though?

wsagcort.bsky.social•164 days ago

Weirdly I always thought this was by T Rex. To be fair I was about 7 when this came out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JvHroG3u5E

telecom-terrorist.com•161 days ago

Great analogy

thehistoryguy.bsky.social•164 days ago

There’s a documentary all about it on History Hit right here

📺: http://access.historyhit.com/videos/boston

wetdarkandwild.bsky.social•164 days ago

Can you chromecast from History Hit? I'm thinking of treating myself for Chrimbo.

thehistoryguy.bsky.social•163 days ago

You sure can. Thanks! https://access.historyhit.com/help/watching-on-your-tv/chromecast-your-android-devices-screen

schadenfreude4u.bsky.social•164 days ago

Strangely it hasn't been getting the media coverage it usually receives.
Where are all the patriotic segments at the end of 'news' programmes reminding Americans how the revolution began over greedy peoples tariffs?