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ESSAY ON SONS OF LIBERTY MOB INVOLVEMENT

The Son of Liberty were an organization devised to bring revolution to the colonies, severing them from their British ties. In the eyes of most Americans, they are partiots, honorable men, men who risked life and limb to do what they knew was right, to bring freedom and liberty to the British colonies. They sparked the independence that we still celebrate today, and they became forever known as the founding fathers or America. That is, of course, the good, young-blooded American way to think of it. In reality, the Sons of Liberty were based on a needless cause, and endagered the public by cooercing with the mob, all to fuel their terroriost activity within the colonies, leading to widespread crime and other sorts of damage.

One could attempt to make the argument that the “ends justify the means”, thus allowing the actions taken by the Sons of Liberty to be seen as, though unwise, neccesary. However, such careless acts where in no way needed, and the colonies were, in fact, safer and happier without Sons of Liberty’s interference. The tax, which the Sons of Liberty so desperately despised, was part of their civic duty as British citizens. They benefited from British rule, British protection, and the rights of being a British citizen, all while paying barely any more in tax. When parliament asked for a bit more, still less than anybody else under British rule that time was paying, the colonists refused to agree, and immaturely neglected their civic responsibilities. The entire revolution movement was unneccesary, as the British were, in fact, justified in their actions, simply by their need for money and the colonist’s lack of taxes. To rebel against such understandable circumstances is foolish, but to involve the mob in the rebellion,endangering the lives of everyone around you, is simply ridiculous.

The original idea the Sons of Liberty developed, paying the mob to help with their terrorism, seems like a well thought out plan. However, for an organization that claims to work for the greater good to fund a group of people who hurt and steal and kill is irresponsible. Had the Sons of Liberty truly cared about the people, they wouldn’t have involved such nefarious characters in their struggle for freedom, they wouldn’t have placed their fellow man in harm’s way for a struggle that could easily be avoided through diplomacy. It is never in the best interest of an organization to help bring about the damage of their people, their supporters. The Sons of Liberty were completely unjustifyable in their actions, resorting to fear, violence, and terrorism to push their foolish goal, based upon their own desire to keep the money they’ve earned. The Sons of Liberty were fueled by greed and a twisted sense of public service, all the while bringing about the undoing of the world around them. To give power to a dangerous force is completely unjustifyable, and it will never be seen as such.