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For accuracy, please note that those people were more upset that the king exempted a company he had a stake in from that taxation (East India Tea Company), most
by larkost 5y ago
For accuracy, please note that those people were more upset that the king exempted a company he had a stake in from that taxation (East India Tea Company), mostly in order to make up for some disaterous business dealings that threatened to los him and his friends a lot of money.
Much of the rhetoric was dressed up as against taxes, but really all of the actual action was against unfairness in government (especially the lack of taxes). A worthy goal, and a decent reason to revolt. But I wish current politics would occasionally get the facts right.
- nefitty 5y agoThe popular, incorrect, narrative taught in schools also conveniently avoids introducing the concept of corruption via preferential treatment. I doubt there was a concerted effort in regards to that, but as a child I remember internalizing a concept of “we should resist external government force”, instead of the more apropos, “we have a duty to protest government corruption.”
- anonymouse008 5y agoI'm not so sure that 'corect' lesson is lost in schools, it sounds more like “we should resist external government force” is just a short cut of 'absolute power corrupts absolutely.'