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| Colo_crawdad | Sep 27 2015, 07:12 AM Post #1 |
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I wonder if current supporters know that the original tea party happened because a bunch of drunks were worried the Great Britain was limiting their sugar and thereby limiting the amount of rum they could make. |
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| wanderingjays | Sep 27 2015, 02:03 PM Post #2 |
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That's a new one for me |
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| Brewster | Sep 27 2015, 02:52 PM Post #3 |
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I had heard that one before, but I didn't/don't know if it's correct. Maybe I'll look I up... |
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| Brewster | Sep 27 2015, 03:09 PM Post #4 |
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What I've discovered:
A Canadian's interpretation: So the tax on sugar did not trigger the Tea Party, but it DID lead to bad feelings, then the Stamp Act started the protests. (Oddly enough, across all of North America, INCLUDING Canada.) The Tax on Tea came after that, when the British Parliament was beginning to realize they'd gone too far. It was supposed to ease tensions, as the overall effect was to lower prices. Obviously it didn't work. Edited by Brewster, Sep 27 2015, 03:40 PM.
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| Deleted User | Sep 28 2015, 04:56 AM Post #5 |
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Our local TP members are a bunch of white folks that think there is a conspiracy behind every tree. I went to two meetins and I was amazed by the racial slurs re Obama, stupidity and disorganization. |
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| Colo_crawdad | Sep 28 2015, 05:35 AM Post #6 |
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I did not make up my information. I received it from a documentary on the American History Channel. http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us Edited by Colo_crawdad, Sep 28 2015, 05:52 AM.
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| Brewster | Sep 28 2015, 05:57 AM Post #7 |
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Hmmm - Colo, that sounds more authoritative than my source. Now you've got me curious. Maybe I should dig deeper... Edited by Brewster, Sep 28 2015, 05:58 AM.
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