“Make government officials afraid again” (shown on an image of someone in the era of the American Revolution being tarred and feathered) was posted on Twitter by Trent Steele, Liberty Dad on April 26, 2023. That is, government should be afraid of the people instead of the people afraid of the government.
   
“Make Politicians Afraid Again” (MPAA) and “Make tax collectors birds again” (tar-and-feather) are related sayings.
     
     
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Make government
officials afraid again
7:07 PM · Apr 26, 2023
 
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Dylan Allman
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On January 25, 1774, John Malcom, a 51-year-old customs official in Boston, struck patriot supporter George Hewes in the streets of Boston.
 
That night a crowd of patriots gathered outside of his home. They dragged him from his house, stripped him of his clothes, and poured hot tar over his body scalding his skin.
 
They then broke open pillows and covered him in feathers. They placed him on a cart and paraded him through the streets.
 
Along the way he was severely whipped and beaten with sticks and other objects. The crowd demanded he curse the royal governor and the king, which he refused.
 
After being subjected to further beatings, whippings, and threats of more bodily harm (including the threat of cutting off his ears), he ultimately gave in and cursed them. The crowd then forced him to drink tea until he vomited. He then was beaten more until he was finally dropped back at his home after the five hour ordeal.
 
He survived the punishment but would carry the scars of that night for the rest of his life. When removing the tar from his body, the doctors noted that “flesh comes off his back in stakes.”
 
Maybe bringing back something as egregious as tar and feathering would be too far, but the spirit is needed. For far too long our rulers have ruled without fear of retribution for their tyranny. They can get away with seemingly anything.
 
There is a reason none of our “representatives” seem to be held accountable anymore. Of course they routinely condemn “political violence” and endorse “peaceful protest.” They don’t want their force challenged. They have a monopoly on it, after all.
 
Their power hungry goons routinely oppress everyday people with the whole political apparatus behind them. They’re “just doing their job!” Yeah, for monsters.
 
Their oppression leads to widespread extortion, theft, kidnapping, and violence. All they have to worry about is being voted out of power? Then they just go back to everyday life like they didn’t ruin people’s lives, businesses, and futures.
 
Then they’re just replaced by someone else that will do the same thing all over again.
 
Something needs to change.
 
“People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.” - V
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10:14 AM · Apr 27, 2023
   
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On January 25, 1774, John Malcom, a 51-year-old customs official in Boston, struck patriot supporter George Hewes in the streets of Boston.
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