Alright, your mistake was saying this to a Historian.
The violence committed by the various Gangs in Boston was wrong; these were lawless Thugs who were more interested in making trouble than supporting any cause, and the Rioting and Political Violence they committed only drove people to the Tories and resulted in a response from Parliament in London.
The Methods of protest that did cause change
The boycotting of British goods made British Merchants petition Parliament to repeal taxes.
While not legal, smuggling imported goods was nonviolent and took business from the British Merchants, adding more fuel to their drive to end the Taxes and Tariffs.
Peaceful protests attracted many moderates to the Whig (Patriot) cause.
Speeches by Whig Leaders persuaded many to the Whigs.
The Whigs only committed the destruction of property after years of lack of elected representation. They only turned to acts of Political Violence and Armed Resistance when Parliament suspended their local legislatures and representation.
These Modern actors are still represented in Congress and the Senate. They supported an Alternative Candidate for President. These acts of violence are being caused by people who are represented and have the choice to make their voices heard. But it turns out they Lost.
The Whigs were angry because they were not represented and could not be represented, unlike these modern acts committed by those who are represented and have a voice in the political system. Unfortunately, they lost the presidency and are a minority in the legislature.
They are whining because they lost, not because they cannot be represented. No matter how terrible the American people chose the president, he was still chosen. Committing acts of Political Violence because you got an outcome you didn't like is unacceptable. Even though the President is making some questionable, if not borderline illegal decisions, we have the courts and elections to hold him accountable; the Colonists had no one.
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Alright, your mistake was saying this to a Historian.
The violence committed by the various Gangs in Boston was wrong; these were lawless Thugs who were more interested in making trouble than supporting any cause, and the Rioting and Political Violence they committed only drove people to the Tories and resulted in a response from Parliament in London.
The Methods of protest that did cause change
The boycotting of British goods made British Merchants petition Parliament to repeal taxes.
While not legal, smuggling imported goods was nonviolent and took business from the British Merchants, adding more fuel to their drive to end the Taxes and Tariffs.
Peaceful protests attracted many moderates to the Whig (Patriot) cause.
Speeches by Whig Leaders persuaded many to the Whigs.
The Whigs only committed the destruction of property after years of lack of elected representation. They only turned to acts of Political Violence and Armed Resistance when Parliament suspended their local legislatures and representation.
These Modern actors are still represented in Congress and the Senate. They supported an Alternative Candidate for President. These acts of violence are being caused by people who are represented and have the choice to make their voices heard. But it turns out they Lost.
The Whigs were angry because they were not represented and could not be represented, unlike these modern acts committed by those who are represented and have a voice in the political system. Unfortunately, they lost the presidency and are a minority in the legislature.
They are whining because they lost, not because they cannot be represented. No matter how terrible the American people chose the president, he was still chosen. Committing acts of Political Violence because you got an outcome you didn't like is unacceptable. Even though the President is making some questionable, if not borderline illegal decisions, we have the courts and elections to hold him accountable; the Colonists had no one.
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