Ditch the tea. Seriously. And not because it’s banned, but because it’s silly.

Long story short, the Boston Tea Party participants used tea because it was a direct object of commercial (and subsequently) political oppression. My Filipino ancestors got it right when they tore their cedula to announce a revolution (which by the way, to this day, is an event under historical dispute). The caricature of radical feminists burning bras got it right. Leftists burning the Constitution wuld be appropriate, but they’re in power.

Want to get it symbolically right tomorrow? Might I suggest your credit card statements? And bring shredders or lighters. Or better yet, photocopies of your tax documents. Just make sure you blot out your personal stuff so no one can steal your bureaucratized identity.

Just a thought.

UPDATE (2:02PM) Apparently the protest is today. Nothing like a good idea coming too late.