They stopped fearing that a long, long time ago. It was when the People stopped being the real owners and the servants usurped their position.
Don't let the method (tar and feathers vs. censure, prison, discredit) create an illusion to the fact: when servants supplant their masters, it is too often because the real owners have forgotten or vacated their proper position.
If they still feared being tarred and feathered, this would never be an issue
They stopped fearing that a long, long time ago. It was when the People stopped being the real owners and the servants usurped their position.
Don't let the method (tar and feathers vs. censure, prison, discredit) create an illusion to the fact: when servants supplant their masters, it is too often because the real owners have forgotten or vacated their proper position.