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    1. Some CSPAN caller just said the USA was founded on "peaceful" protests like the Boston Tea Party, in contrast to criminal vandalism and looting. This is not a defense of property destruction (whatsoever) but LOL at the clueless citation of the Boston Tea Party as not being that.
  1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
    Yes, on December 16, 1773, colonists gathered on the garden patio. Sipping earl gray and munching on finger-sized cucumber sandwiches, they earnestly discussed their disagreements with British policies.
    oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API