Tea Life Matters
If I had a nickle for every time U.S. inhabitants had thrown tea in protest of the government, I'd have two nickles, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice.
The OG Tea Party
Now I can't say I'm surprised that Americans were more than willing to waste the only good drink in this country, but this is likely not what Thoreau had in mind with "Civil Disobedience." He wrote the piece to inspire people to break away from the common mentality if they believe in their own ideals and stand for themselves. Back in ‘73—1773— our dear colonists threw an average Indian’s weekly supply of tea into the Boston Harbour to protest the newly enacted Tea Act. Let’s just say the Redcoats weren’t all too thrilled by this, but hey, it was pretty peaceful...until the Brits got mad because their leaf juice was wasted. Anyways, since the fateful tea party, the drink has somewhat become a symbol of protesting the Government, which is seen again in 2009.
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| The Little Cousisn of Tea Parties |
The Tea Party was a series of protests done post-Obama election in response to his Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was a huge expense to the country. Citizens were concerned about the longevity and effectiveness of the plan and worried how future generations would have to pick up the pieces of a debt-drowning economy. This is where we earn that second nickel, because in April of 2009, these protesters marched to Washington...and threw teabags over the fence of the White House. Maybe not as dramatic as their predecessors, but they still were against the same thing, the Government bullying the citizens by pretending to help them, or simply not thinking their plans through.
If Americans keep on this trajectory, I might have to follow Thoreau and stand alone in my belief...to stop wasting tea every time the government makes an oopsie.
Tea Matters Too.
I really liked that you used your humor to make the post more lighthearted and kind of made fun of both the protesters and the government in their waste of tea and power. Also, the comment about your average Indian household having a ship’s worth of tea per week is very true.
ReplyDeleteHi Jumana, I really enjoyed reading this piece! Your puns and jokes about tea made the post lighthearted. I liked how you drew connections between two events that happened two centuries apart to show a common thread that is also represented in Thoreau's piece, great work! :)
ReplyDeleteI did not know about this second tea party, and it was clever of you to open with the well-known “if I had a nickel” phrase. Also, I think you are one of ten people living in the U.S. that think tea is the country’s best drink.
ReplyDeleteYour humor really made this post stand out. It was really creative how you began with "if i had a nickel..." and then talked about the two protests involving tea.
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