On this day in 1773, our forefathers (a.k.a. the Sons of Liberty) let all hell loose upon the cargo of the British East India Company over a measly three-pence tax on tea and frustration with a tyrannical regime that didn’t represent them. From that brazen act of terrorism against the state sprung the seeds of defiance that fueled the American revolution (did you know the history of the liberty pole?).
So let it be known that this blog would willingly give material aid and comfort to terrorists. And we’re proud to be drinking coffee.
Previously: Boston Tea Party Day: Celebrate America’s Terrorist Roots
Something to sing about! Here’s a good one:
Revolutionary Tea
http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiREVTEA;ttREVTEA.html
And then she called out to the Island Queen,
“Oh, mother, dear mother,” quoth she,
“Your tea you may have when ’tis steep’d quite enough
|:But never a tax from me:|
(Written a few years after the event, I believe.)
That was a refreshing music break. I love it!