Let's just say, somebody had the notion that our American way of existing was being put to a new test. Let's just say that they had the skills, training, work experience and talent to pursue events that would lead to change in the betterment of our Nation. Social Theorist John Stuart Mills, termed it "UTILITARIANISM" any individual doing what is the better for the majority? Making decisions that are for the entire society especially those that effect changes like that of the Boston Tea Party. Do you feel those early Americans had the right to destory products from a "Corporate" foreign entity, in their expression of LIBERTY? We are the defenders of our own fate, and to protect ourselves and fellow citizens to the best of our ability, seems very Patriotic to me. How many think those early Americans, were wrong for doing what they did, in our "CURRENT" defense? Of course some events can be handled in much more passive ways, yet when it comes to CONSUMER RIGHTS , let it be!
2006-10-26 08:48:23 · 3 answers · asked by taochiespirt 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
WHAT WE NOW THINK DOES NOT MATTER.
A CONSTITUTION IS IN ORDER.
CITIZENSHIP EXISTS.
LAWS ENFORCE STATUS QUO...
MILITIA (FREEDOM FIGHTER) LIKE DAVID KORESH GOT OFF TO A BAD START...
1 MILLION MAY BE MISLEAD 299 MILLION WON'T.
2006-10-26 08:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The colonist refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation... Big difference in what you're referring to. You have the right as a consumer to purchase an item or not.... Welcome to America..
2006-10-26 08:58:59 · answer #2 · answered by bereal1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wanker. The BTP was a political act, not a consumer protest.
2006-10-26 08:51:14 · answer #3 · answered by Reverend Black Grape 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋