"Sorry for the rant, guys. I mean, do people really think "open source tea party" is at all fair?"
No. If nothing else, it is an insult to the original (Boston) Tea Party. One might remember that those individuals were protesting irrational decisions made by a king who was far isolated from said subjects.
The King had a very rational reason for wanting those taxes. It went quite a bit deeper on the colonial side since they had no say in the matter and expected all the rights of a British citizen.
The implementation of those taxes by using troops and "general warrants" was a problem. Sadly, the formation of thought on that is once again back with us and not imposed by a ruler across the ocean.
As to the modern Tea Party, I guess it depends who you talk to on if they think its an insult.
No. If nothing else, it is an insult to the original (Boston) Tea Party. One might remember that those individuals were protesting irrational decisions made by a king who was far isolated from said subjects.