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Genuine question: would you guys be saying the same “play stupid games, win stupid prizes” about the Boston Tea Partiers if you’d lived back then and they’d fai
by jimbob45 6y ago
Genuine question: would you guys be saying the same “play stupid games, win stupid prizes” about the Boston Tea Partiers if you’d lived back then and they’d failed?
I think I would. IMHO either you cross the Rubicon or you don’t. None of this shaking your foot over the water’s edge at your enemy and then acting surprised when they shoot your foot off. Also I realize I’ve mixed historical events and I apologize.
- majormajor 6y agoShouldn't the first question be "would you find the case for the insurrection against the British persuasive"? I certainly see no reason to give these folks the compliment of comparing their movement to that one... And then the second question would become "how competent were the people involved, and how effective was their action?" Where the answer to both seems to be "not very" for these idiots. Why are people insisting on making ridiculous comparisons between things that have the same rough outline but wildly different material circumstances. It's like some people can only see things in abstractions and not realize that individual situations are unique and need to be judged in their specific contexts.
- chillwaves 6y agoWhat are these idiots protesting? Trump's bruised ego? Your comparison is a great disservice to history.
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