Boston Tea Party Analysis

“I believe that rioting should not be an immediate option when trying to prove a point or an opinion. Those who riot do not prove a point, but rather they bring about destruction and damage to all those around them. Thus, by trying to make changes in society, rioters only bring about destruction instead. “If a rioter causes destruction in order to prove a point, he has come to the solution that violence is the only answer to his problem. By the rioter resorting to violence, he shows his problem cannot be solved logically. While it is possible that the opposition simply will not listen, by acting in such a manner a rioter can deem himself to be irrational or unreasonable. If rioters are not punished for their unruly behavior, they will continue …show more content…
“Occasionally, however, if the other party refuses to listen, the rioters rather are blameless. In 1773, when the Boston Tea Party occurred, the colonists were in a rage about the excessive tea tax the British imposed. When the colonists approached the British concerning their problem, the British did not allow the colonists to have a say in the matter and they refused the colonist’s complaints. The colonists approached the British demanding representation, however, the British in return continually oppressed the colonists. In this scenario, the rioters were justified because even when they attempted to converse with their British overlords they were denied. This left the colonists without many options, thus causing them to resort to rioting to prove their point. While rioting now tends to have a violent connotation, the colonists took the right approach and rioted in a way …show more content…
Rioters will continue to be oppressed if they are no longer allowed to voice their opinions!” “Clearly you do not see the meat of the matter. The goal is not to eliminate rioters, but rather to limit their violent tendencies. Just as the noise in a soccer stadium escalates the more emphatic the crowd is about their team, a riot will also escalate the more passionate people are about their beliefs. Furthermore, the more a riot inflates, the more likely it is to tend to violence. Thus, the goal is not to take away a rioter’s ability to prove their point, but instead to teach rioters to riot in a more meaningful and practical way.” “Yes, I believe I understand your point, but violent rioting can sometimes be quite effective! When people go around destroying random buildings and such, the government or the opposing party becomes quickly scared and will easily try to cooperate with the rioters in order to maintain