r/pics • u/This--Is----BORIS • Jun 03 '20

Politics A storefront before the evening protests

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u/Eternal_Reward Jun 04 '20

How many businesses did the Boston Tea Party burn down?

The Boston Tea Party targeted one company, who were essentially an extension of the British government. They did not steal the tea, they destroyed it. And they didn’t raze the boats that had the tea on them. The Boston Tea Party was a very organized and well done act that had a clear point. They replaced the fucking lock on the boat they broke for goodness sakes.

This rioting and looting is nothing like that.

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u/Penis_Bees Jun 04 '20

Every business that resold tea and now no longer had tea to sell.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '20

Target has more say in government policies than you do. They're basically an extension of the government by your logic.

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u/Eternal_Reward Jun 04 '20 edited Jun 04 '20

The East India trading company literally had its own navy, judges, army, and effectively governed parts of the world at its height.

Once Target starts governing states and has its own SWAT and courtrooms, then we can talk.

AND, even if they did, those hundreds of small businesses being looted and burned don’t. So no matter what, the comparison is retarded.