Recently got into a political argument (surprise, surprise) with a "progressive" who challanged me to explain the Tea Party. I don't consider myself a Tea Party member (maybe a fellow traveler) but this is what I sent her.
What Fuels the “Tea Party”
Arrogance! Those who consider themselves intellectual elites, who assume they hold the moral high ground, who should be in charge, and who know best what are the common good needs, and really don’t care to hear dissenting opinions. They "fuel" the Tea Party.
Tea Party? How about folks who are saying, not only no, but Hell No.
We will raise, mold, and install our values and beliefs in our families.
We will keep our property.
We will keep our privacy.
We will keep the tools that defend us without interference.
We will choose, not you.
You don’t care to listen to us? Then we will take your power from you.
The Tea Party is an idea, not a monolithic party. It may well be the Civil Rights movement of the 21st Century. And, just as Dr. King and others had the Deacons for Defense and Justice standing in the wings, this is an armed and organized movement.
Her response? I'm a right wing nut job! Ah, civil discourse and respectful exchange of ideas lives, somewhere.
2 comments:
LOL- When in doubt, WE are the nutcases, not them... and they are STRIDENT about it!
Well said. Unfortunately those very people that fuel the TEA Party will never see the forest for the trees.
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