Originally posted by maryhinge
reply to post by alldaylong

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so throwing tea in the sea is an act of terrorism

Originally posted by tehdouglas
reply to post by alldaylong

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That doesnt make any sense. It doesnt matter if its your fault or not because you had a syphilitic brain or whatever, youre still a tyrant.

1.a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
2.
any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically.
3.
a tyrannical or compulsory influence.
4.
an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily.

I would argue that most of the evil people throughout history are psychopathic, and science says that 1% of the population is born with psychopathic tendencies. It doesnt matter if its your fault or not, your still a psychopath just as it doesnt matter if your brain is messed up, your still a tyrant if you practice tyranny.

It is important to understand that the Tea Act actually placed no new tax on tea. Instead it simply gave a tax break to the East India Tea company.

The new measure was also supposed to win the minds of tea consumers in America by driving down the market price of tea. But in the situation already aggravated by the previous heavy-handed tax measures, this obvious economic benefit was overlooked by the population and the new law was regarded at “Taxation without representation”.

The Tea Act taxed the tea at source (i.e. in India) so there was no tax collection in the colonies. The act allowed the tea to go directly to America instead of having to be imported to Britain and then re-exported to the colonies. This made the tea 9d per lb cheaper, even with the 3d tax. It also allowed the East India Company to sell the tea exclusively to chosen merchants (consignees) in the American colonies. This established monopolies in America and offended colonial merchants.