The Tea Party Movement

Buzzov*en · 03-22-2011, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Ok, the Tea Party's point is that there's too much government restriction on business. Which makes them a bunch of morons for the fact that we have a weak government which has basically sold itself out to all these businesses. If anything, our country is ****ed because our government is weak, and less government just means more power to business which means a bigger wealth gap.

Basically, the Tea Party is just a way for the most fascist pinko-paranoid section of the Right wing to stir up trouble for attention, and if they had their way, we'd be pulled into the stone age. Our economy would crumble, and China would basically just step in with their infinitely more powerful government, economy, and equally powerful military might.

Haha this made melaugh because it is so true.

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Originally Posted by Wayfarer

^ this

The government is more or less run by the owners of the biggest private businesses in the country. I always found it funny how it seems like those most passionately in favour of capitalism as a system are those who least understand how it actually functions.

QFT.

Blarobbarg · 03-22-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by crukster

They should haul the party over and make it racially friendly

"You can have your tea with milk. You can have your tea without milk. White tea...black tea...

We're all tea."

Hahahaha! This is awesome.

Honestly, I would never say a large majority of the tea party is racist. Definitely an obvious minority, though.

And I really don't think that the tea party means much in the long term. They're just one more sign that The American populace is generally dissatisfied with their government, for whatever their reasons, and is getting angrier, quickly. They are just one of many groups that will pop up to oppose politics as it is right now.

And in a way, I agree with them. But I don't think the problem can be fixed by putting the "right person" in office. There is no "right person." Left wing, righ wing, liberal, conservative, elephant, donkey, crab, unicorn. It doesn't really matter. No matter who's in charge, we're screwed.

TockTockTock · 03-23-2011, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by crukster

They should haul the party over and make it racially friendly

"You can have your tea with milk. You can have your tea without milk. White tea...black tea...

We're all tea."

That is actually pretty creative.

Howard the Duck · 03-23-2011, 08:25 AM

American politics are a bit complex for me.

I'm apolitical, with a tendency to swing from Libertarianism to the Far Right wherever my mood takes me.

TockTockTock · 03-23-2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

American politics are a bit complex for me.

I'm apolitical, with a tendency to swing from Libertarianism to the Far Right wherever my mood takes me.

(Libertarianism is far right).

And I somewhat agree with you. I'm one of those idiots who hates politics but pays close attention to it.

Howard the Duck · 03-23-2011, 08:43 AM

^^oh okay

Far Left or completely liberal, then?

TockTockTock · 03-23-2011, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

^^oh okay

Far Left or completely liberal, then?

That would make more sense.

The Batlord · 03-24-2011, 12:50 PM

The Tea Party is a joke. It's just Rush Limbaugh's and Glenn Beck's audience that have been brainwashed. Recently they've gotten pissed off enough that the Republican Party actually started pandering to them and we get the Tea Party. Where were all these Tea Party candidates before the Tea Party? They were regular vanilla neo-cons just like everyone else, but now they are pandering to the Emperor's New Clothes and all of a sudden they're Constitutionalists. **** off!

Howard the Duck · 03-24-2011, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Pat

(Libertarianism is far right).

And I somewhat agree with you. I'm one of those idiots who hates politics but pays close attention to it.

and anyway, my idea of the Far Right is Fascism or police states

RVCA · 03-24-2011, 10:47 PM

I don't know much about the Tea Party but I did see this video and I enjoyed it. It's probably extremely biased, but eehhhh whatever

03-23-2011, 08:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	American politics are a bit complex for me. I'm apolitical, with a tendency to swing from Libertarianism to the Far Right wherever my mood takes me.

03-23-2011, 08:43 AM	#16 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	^^oh okay Far Left or completely liberal, then?

03-24-2011, 10:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	I don't know much about the Tea Party but I did see this video and I enjoyed it. It's probably extremely biased, but eehhhh whatever