This Day In History...1773

[monkeyswrench]

On this night, roughly 100 men, most from a group calling themselves, "The Sons Of Liberty", tossed 342 barrels of tea leaves into Boston Harbor. Some dressed as Mohawk Indians, others did not hide their identity. It was reported that they cracked the casks open with hatchets before tossing them overboard, it's also been said the decks of the three effected ships were swept clean before the "protesters" left. About 45 tons of tea. 3 hours. The modern equivalent of about a million dollars.
With these actions, so started the birth of a nation, and birth of a new people. America is here because of patriots and risk.

 

[LazyLavey]

Truly Merica

 

[Gelcoater]

 

[sintax]

Just takes a spark sometimes

 

[spectra3279]

On this night, roughly 100 men, most from a group calling themselves, "The Sons Of Liberty", tossed 342 barrels of tea leaves into Boston Harbor. Some dressed as Mohawk Indians, others did not hide their identity. It was reported that they cracked the casks open with hatchets before tossing them overboard, it's also been said the decks of the three effected ships were swept clean before the "protesters" left. About 45 tons of tea. 3 hours. The modern equivalent of about a million dollars.
With these actions, so started the birth of a nation, and birth of a new people. America is here because of patriots and risk.

I've been wanting to do that with cigarettes, but they don't come on ships

 

[monkeyswrench]

I've been wanting to do that with cigarettes, but they don't come on ships

... politicians maybe

 

[Runs2rch]

Not until our modern times have I truly understood and appreciated what this event meant.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Not until our modern times have I truly understood and appreciated what this event meant.

I think that's why a lot of history is not taught anymore. The less that is known, the less there is to inspire.
Even then, there were patriots that weren't behind the protest. Washington felt as though it wasn't good to destroy private property, and Franklin even offered to pay for the losses. Both I think were trying not to go to battle. Even then, there were disagreements amongst those with generally the same feelings.

 

[CigAjerk]

I think that's why a lot of history is not taught anymore. The less that is known, the less there is to inspire.
Even then, there were patriots that weren't behind the protest. Washington felt as though it wasn't good to destroy private property, and Franklin even offered to pay for the losses. Both I think were trying not to go to battle. Even then, there were disagreements amongst those with generally the same feelings.

The problem with today is the "how does this affect me" mentality. People honestly do not see the correlation between what is happening today and history. They are blind to see freedoms erode, rights stripped and separations implemented because of the slow drip in which it has been implemented. History evolves and will never remain constant but it has a trajectory. I believe we are on a down slope that only seems to be rolling over steeper and you can't see the valley yet.

Since the inspired actions of the Boston tea party we progressed and improved the lives of the willing and flourished the land of opportunity, but only for a while....up until a point. I personally believe that point of constant improvement ended somewhere between WWII and Korea. Perhaps it's more cyclical than my recollection of history but knowing the history of individual American towns, their legend, time frames when things were built, when people saw what they built and said "hell yeah, this is home, let's help make it better". That's all gone. The drive is gone. The passion to inspire change is gone.

Hard times, difficulties, impossible decisions....that's what drove people to freedom. I would really like to know when have the people making all these shitty decisions ever had to decide between a few bags of ramen or put gas in the car to get to work? Between paying the gas or the electric bill? Between cancer treatments or mortgages? And even more so, when have any of these people lost thousands of people in their town to a war or the threat of losing absolutely everything including their own lives?

The struggles make you stronger and coddling the uninspired is causing a lot of commotion right now.

 

[monkeyswrench]

"Hard times, difficulties, impossible decisions....that's what drove people to freedom. I would really like to know when have the people making all these shitty decisions ever had to decide between a few bags of ramen or put gas in the car to get to work? Between paying the gas or the electric bill? Between cancer treatments or mortgages? And even more so, when have any of these people lost thousands of people in their town to a war or the threat of losing absolutely everything including their own lives."

I think this paragraph really explains a lot of my aggrevation as well as motivation. Aside from losing thousands in my town, only lost a few due to war abroad. Other than that, I can identify, quite a bit really, with the rest. I've never had a safety net, anything to fall back on.

Although the struggles of today are quite different than those of 1773, they are no less real. People as a whole are much softer now. The only good thing, the oppressors have become fat and lazy as well.

 

[94Nautique]

The problem with today is the "how does this affect me" mentality. People honestly do not see the correlation between what is happening today and history. They are blind to see freedoms erode, rights stripped and separations implemented because of the slow drip in which it has been implemented. History evolves and will never remain constant but it has a trajectory. I believe we are on a down slope that only seems to be rolling over steeper and you can't see the valley yet.

Since the inspired actions of the Boston tea party we progressed and improved the lives of the willing and flourished the land of opportunity, but only for a while....up until a point. I personally believe that point of constant improvement ended somewhere between WWII and Korea. Perhaps it's more cyclical than my recollection of history but knowing the history of individual American towns, their legend, time frames when things were built, when people saw what they built and said "hell yeah, this is home, let's help make it better". That's all gone. The drive is gone. The passion to inspire change is gone.

Hard times, difficulties, impossible decisions....that's what drove people to freedom. I would really like to know when have the people making all these shitty decisions ever had to decide between a few bags of ramen or put gas in the car to get to work? Between paying the gas or the electric bill? Between cancer treatments or mortgages? And even more so, when have any of these people lost thousands of people in their town to a war or the threat of losing absolutely everything including their own lives?

The struggles make you stronger and coddling the uninspired is causing a lot of commotion right now.

Biden struggles everyday trying to choose what flavor ice cream, and what color diaper to wear. Does that count?

@530RL has daily struggles trying to figure out what country to profit from by exploiting their low cost labor. Does that count?

Nancy Pelosi just flat out struggles everyday to understand basic english. Does that count?

hahahaha!

JK. Your point is amazingly relevant to today. The country has become soft. Its truly sad.

 

[spectra3279]

... politicians maybe

Those I want to hang

 

[was thatguy]

So they were a lot like the people that got arrested in Applebees, except more destructive?