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Before the Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party, there were the Sugar Act, the Currency Act, Quarterings Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, and Townshend Acts, all
by jballanc 15y ago
Before the Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party, there were the Sugar Act, the Currency Act, Quarterings Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, and Townshend Acts, all of which caused brief outrages and "flash mob" reactions. One of these days one of these "flash mobs" might just turn into something more...
- jerf 15y agoCompletely orthogonal to my point. I am not saying flash mobs are useless. I'm saying they can't be steered. The issue belongs to the mob, the mob doesn't belong to the issue.
- jballanc 15y agoNo, that was my point. Flash mobs can't be steered until it's the last flash mob that ends up being steered into a revolution. You can't fault anyone for trying to steer...only the last one will be successful.