The Tea Party Movement

ThePhanastasio · 03-22-2011, 07:04 PM

I'm going to play a little bit of Devil's Advocate here:

(Disclaimer: I did not vote for Rand Paul in the Senate race, nor do I claim to support his ideology.)

When Rand Paul, the main figurehead of the Tea Party Movement commonly cited as being racist, made his racist comments, they were taken out of context.

Really, he should have explained himself better, but he wasn't attempting to imply that he, himself, is a racist. What was meant that as a Libertarian ideal (which was the original group behind the Tea Party this time around) you would never vote for anything with which the GOVERNMENT would place restrictions on what business owners and the like can or cannot do with their business. His issue wasn't that the Civil Rights Act was aiding African Americans; his issue was that the Government was doing it.

I'm personally not a fan of the movement, (clarification: Tea Party, not Civil Rights) but I don't think Rand Paul is a racist, either. He would have said the same thing if it was an act for a group he personally belonged to.

03-22-2011, 07:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	I'm going to play a little bit of Devil's Advocate here: (Disclaimer: I did not vote for Rand Paul in the Senate race, nor do I claim to support his ideology.) When Rand Paul, the main figurehead of the Tea Party Movement commonly cited as being racist, made his racist comments, they were taken out of context. Really, he should have explained himself better, but he wasn't attempting to imply that he, himself, is a racist. What was meant that as a Libertarian ideal (which was the original group behind the Tea Party this time around) you would never vote for anything with which the GOVERNMENT would place restrictions on what business owners and the like can or cannot do with their business. His issue wasn't that the Civil Rights Act was aiding African Americans; his issue was that the Government was doing it. I'm personally not a fan of the movement, (clarification: Tea Party, not Civil Rights) but I don't think Rand Paul is a racist, either. He would have said the same thing if it was an act for a group he personally belonged to. __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung