When will we hit the tipping point in this country again?

[Bluenorthwest]

21. Well, that's not exactly how the story went.

There was no attempt to blame the tribes, the whole of the Colony was aware of those tea ships, which were anchored for 20 full days as the conflict came to a head. The Sons of Liberty were open in their intention to oppose the status quo. The destruction of the tea began after a meeting with about 7,000 present, lead by Sam Adams. When the meeting ended without another plan, those who planned to destroy the tea left the meeting and went to the ships. Everyone knew it was the Sons of Liberty, most of them had to leave Boston afterward.
The disguises were both practicall and symbolic, the hope of individuals to go unidentified and symbolic in that at that time, the native apparel and styles were a statement of their American as opposed to British self identity. They were not attempting to actually pass as tribe members. They were dressing up as Americans in the most distinct and undeniable way they could.
It was not 'false flag' as the Sons of Liberty were known as the group destroying the tea, it was announced, it was the culmination of months of tension, and three weeks of specific attention to the two ships waiting in the harbor. The destruction of the tea took 3 hours, afterward they protesters swept up the decks and when they found a lock had been broken on one of them, they replaced it the next day. The ships were American owned, the tea was British. The crews and officers of the ships had verbal contact with the protesters.
There was no attempt to shift the blame, as it was intended as a message from the Americans. They wanted the Brits to know they did it. Collectively.