Mage Joan

Until yesterday evening, Alan Davis participated in the "Green Dragon Tavern" "Sworn Meeting", watched the mob's raid on the "Beaver" tea ship, and witnessed the mob throw all the tea into the sea. Can't help but waver.

Although he didn't want to admit it, the young warlock felt that this matter had gone too far in his heart, and couldn't think of a reasonable argument to defend the "children of freedom".

I found that the atmosphere in the living room was too dull, and George Vassar, who had always disliked political opinions at parties, felt it necessary to break the deadlock, cleared his throat, and expressed his attitude towards the "tea drinking incident."

"I support the Alfheimers uniting to boycott the batch of tea dumped by the royal franchise, but I don't like the practice that happened on the dock last night. Violence can't solve the problem, it will only create more problems."

"The tea dumping incident has already happened. Instead of discussing what is right and wrong, it is better to seize the time to remedy it, lest the situation deteriorates beyond control."

Vassar hesitated for a while, and finally made a suggestion that was destined to be impossible to be adopted by the tea drinker.

"The losses suffered by the Beaver must be compensated. If the mob involved in this matter cannot be caught, the compensation should be borne by the colonial government."

"I basically agree with Mr. Colonel."

Edward followed Vassar's words and analyzed the "tea-pouring incident" with the rational thinking of a soldier and wizard.

"First of all, I am not a so-called'pacifist', nor do I oppose the use of violent methods in political struggles, as Allen often said-when the revolution comes, violence will follow, negating violence. , It is tantamount to denying the revolution."

"But there is a prerequisite, whether the group of people who use violence really pretend to be'revolutionaries', have they publicly put forward a revolutionary program, claiming that they want to oppose the monarchy, that they want to overthrow the tyranny of the empire, and call on the people to be independent The founding of the nation—just like the declarations made by Kolas and his sons during the Far East Tax Resistance Movement.

"Unfortunately, I have not seen such a publicly published revolutionary essay so far, and I have not seen the'Free Sons Association' or other political groups publicly stand up and speak out, indicating that I am going to rebel and bring the empire The authorities and their supporters define them as enemies of the revolution."

"Only under the premise of raising the banner of rebellion, can revolutionaries have reason to deny the current law, and violence is a legitimate means to fight the enemy."

"Since there is no such a revolutionary program, the'sons of freedom' pouring other people's tea into the sea can only be regarded as a criminal act of infringing on the property of others. They are not true revolutionaries, but a group of fanatical thugs! "

Edward paused for a few seconds to calm his emotions.

"The violent incident on the wharf last night fully verified Rebecca's original predictions. Now I have to admit that the anti-tax movement has changed its flavor, and it is no longer for the welfare of the colonial people and for the people. In fact, it became a tool for smuggling groups to monopolize the tea business."

"Please don’t think that I’m planning to join the'royalists' when I say this. In fact, I know very well that compared to the radicals’ manic impulse, those'royalists' who are content with the status quo and refuse to change are more hopeless. I only hope If the radicals can calm down, even if it is to endorse the violent actions that will inevitably intensify in the follow-up, they should come up with a revolutionary program as soon as possible. The Far Easterners have set an example for us in this regard, and it is worth learning from."

Edward's point of view made Qiao Ann feel refreshed.

On the surface, Edward is condemning violence. In fact, his thoughts are more radical than those thugs who beat and smash on the dock. The main idea is one sentence-a bad name is bad!

Perhaps it was because he was born in a military family, and he has been fascinated by him since childhood.

For example, if you want to rebel, you must first publicly publish a passionate essay that counts the crimes of the enemy and calls on the public to devote themselves to the cause of justice and liberation. On this basis, using violence is a normal act of war and should not be subject to moral condemnation and legal constraints. .

For example, if the two countries are engaged in a war, the normal process is to declare war on the enemy country first, and then launch an offensive in an upright manner.

On this issue, we must pay particular attention to clarifying the object of the "declaration of war."

Declaring war on the head of the empire and the ruling institutions is called declaring war, and like the "sons of freedom", distributing leaflets and pamphlets to threaten tea dealers is not called "declaring war" but "intimidating", typical of a gang.

"Edward's point of view is very interesting. I would like to talk about the Qingcha incident from another angle."

Thomas frowned.

"The'children of liberty' keep claiming that they represent Alfheim's public opinion. I am puzzled. Who here authorized them to represent their position?"

"Do you have any?" Thomas looked around at everyone. "Anyway, no one came to ask for my opinion, so why am I inexplicably represented?"

"Parliament passed the "Tea Tax Bill", declaring that those involved in the transportation and trafficking of imported tea are the'enemy of the people'." Allen replied in a low voice, "The Parliament represents the colonial public, which can be regarded as the legality of violent tea to some extent. source."

"The problem is that the colonial assembly is a subordinate institution of the imperial government. When the decree of the colony assembly conflicts with the decree of the imperial cabinet, who has higher priority?" Thomas asked Allen.

"This is back to the question raised by Mr. Gates." Allen shrugged and spread his hands. "The colonial assembly should first declare its separation from the imperial rule and abolish all imperial laws, and then establish the supreme authority of the assembly in the colony, otherwise its own The legitimacy is untenable."

Thomas nodded, and then said: "If the'sons of freedom' are really confident, it is enough to determine that the majority of the people in the colonies support them and call on everyone to refuse to buy imported tea."

"The tea delivered by the royal franchised dealers to Alfheim, even if the price is low, can’t be sold. Naturally, they will dispel the idea of ​​dumping tea to seize the market. ', the win is upright!"

"But what did that group of thugs do? They went to the pier and smashed and looted and dumped all the tea from competitors into the sea. Isn't this behavior a manifestation of a lack of confidence in public opinion?"

"The leaders of the'children of freedom', as well as the gentlemen in the parliament who claim to be the leaders of popular opinion, keep preaching that'private property is sacred and inviolable,' while instigating mobs to harm others' property. Isn't this hypocritical?"

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Historical materials: Washington’s attitude towards the Tea Party ("The Collapse of the British Empire and the Birth of America" ​​(British) Nick Bunker)

From the newspaper, Franklin saw the great enthusiasm of the Tea Party in the United States. Even a restrained and restrained noble like George Washington stood with Boston against the tea regulations, but he did not like the violent methods adopted by the Mohawk family.

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