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Louve00 -> RE: Tea Party Misconceptions... (5/23/2010 4:58:34 PM)
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ORIGINAL: TreasureKY
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ORIGINAL: Louve00
This topic has been discussed once in the thread "Tea party same as all the other parties". Treasure, you give your opinion of what the Tea Party is all about in post#16 here (at least, I'm assuming you are seeing it as your interpretation of who they are). I would assume it is said to be or thought of as a party due to its very name. I myself see them as a very malleable crowd of yes, angry folks. My feelings are their way of expressing their anger has very negative connotations, which seems to lead to extremes. But everyone has a point of view.
Here was cuckoldmepls: http://www.collarchat.com/fb.asp?m=3215452 (granted its not really a definition, but....)
And here was Owner59's : http://www.collarchat.com/fb.asp?m=3216770
Sorry, Louve... I don't read every thread here. As for my definition, it's a little more complex than can be covered in two or three relatively short posts.
I can see how some would be confused by the name "Tea Party", particularly if they aren't terribly familiar with US history or have difficulties with subtleties.
The sad thing is, while there have been a few bad eggs to join in, the majority of the individuals who have taken the time to publicly support the movement have done so in a very civilized manner. If you don't agree with the general idea represented, you're likely to buy into the negative propaganda.
But just how do you see Tea Partiers expressing their anger?
I think the picture that stands out in my mind is the one with a middle-aged to elderly woman, wearing a sun hat rimmed with tea bags lol...standing in a crowd of angry people protesting "no-taxes", and flailing anti-Obama signs (No Obamacare), and basically just ranting negatively. Matter of fact, every televised event about the tea partiers (from Sarah Palin yellin her rants to crowds of folks, to either people painted, yelling, or holding up anti-gov't, anti-taxes, anti-everything signs (from the way I see it).
From the very start, I'd say their movement doesn't even accurately depict the term they picked to represent themselves. Its my understanding they named their movement after Boston Tea Party? When I see the pictures on the news of the types of people in the movement, they do not seem to be the people who are the most heavily taxed in this nation (this is an assumption on my part, since they say the most heavily taxed are only two percent, even if you stretched that number to 5, I would think the numbers in attendance would be a stretch, too). So they are protesting, or participating in a movement that does nothing to support their cause. (Again, the way I feel about it)
As I said, I see them as very malleable people, who are easily molded, or talked into a thing. And again, this is assumption, but they don't even sound like very bright people.
Now, I work with a fantastic, admirable group of people. Some of them have attended tea parties and have come back saying nothing but good about them. Talked about their motivation and all. While motivation is good it can also be bad, too. They may have some good people that associate with them as does all associations. There are even good democrats and good republicans. But, to me, they don't clearly represent or state anything that I can see (or maybe the media doesn't represent that?). Either way they haven't educated me enough or impressed me enough to want to take their cause up with them because I see it as unorganized and negative...and don't even know for certain what they are indeed angry about.
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