Neither is dressing up like an indian and dumping tea in a harbor. But there are times when the right to liberty demands to be asserted. To the meek or the sheepish, the act may seem like madness or hubris. To others, it speaks of an independent spirit that will not be denied.
I favor the latter interpretation.
Running a police road block that was set up to protect citizens and dumping tea in a harbor to protest a tax is far from the same.