The Boston Tea Party was very targeted. They destroyed the tea that they had an objection to. They did not destroy the ships. They did not burn down the customs houses or otherwise damage Boston Harbor. It also only lasted three hours. It was not a riot, but rather a well-organized and well-executed precise political statement. That was one of the reasons that it was so effective politically.

Functioning democracy is the key to what OP was saying.

Unacceptable destruction of property, the British were clearly in the right here

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