The right of revolution

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

An unfair tax and being taxed without representation are two different things.

If one believes in representative democracy, then surely the only unfair tax is one in which you are not represented?

They had the right to rebel and exercised it. The right to rebel does not betoken success in that effort. Nothing about their right to rebel prevents the government from opposing such a rebellion.

That's certainly a more consistent answer than "rebellion is only cool if we're doing it."

When corruption not only happens within the government, but is institutionalised and accepted.

If it was accepted, wouldn't there be no rebellion anyway?

Though with your definition, I'm going to go burn down the statehouse in Trenton. :D