The Boston Tea Party? A bold, deliberate slap in the face of empire—no taxation without representation, not some clumsy PR stunt. Colonists risked everything to reject economic control from across the ocean, not to inflate their egos on social media. Trump’s tariffs, in contrast, lurch like a drunk at a trade negotiation—no strategy, just bluster. Farmers bled, factories stalled, and consumers paid more so he could tweet about toughness. Revolutionary defiance meant freedom; Trump’s tariffs meant price hikes at Walmart. One was a protest for liberty, the other a tantrum dressed as policy.
