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FirmhandKY -> RE: In Search of People of ignorance (at a "TEA party rally") woohoo I found many (9/17/2010 3:14:59 PM)
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ORIGINAL: FirmhandKY
"They don't agree with me (the sanctified, super-duper intelligent, only-moral-correct-thinking person), therefore they are:
It goes a bit beyond them not agreeing with me when they want to interfere in people's lives and dictate what the moral code should be.
If they want to talk about saving the pennies that's fine but these people found an all encompassing group that will welcome anyone as long as they hate what they have now.
"Hate gay marriage?" come alone feel welcome
"Hate outrageous government spending?" come along feel welcome
"Hate Mexican's crossing the border?" come along feel welcome
"Hate little green men claiming ownership of the moon?" come along feel welcome
Who does this party turn away?
What exactly was this Teaparty movement set up to address? All of the above?
Yeah well set up a party like that and surprise surprise some people with different interests will turn up and the organisers will claim it as a victory for their main issue, if they had one.
My moral code is simply superior because it involves letting people live their lives as they wish as long as they aren't harming anybody else. It doesn't have to get any more complicated than this. Why do people make up all these silly rules as to what is moral and immoral? It's a pointless exercise.
Wearing blue on Tuesday...Immoral
My moral code is simply superior because it involves letting people live their lives as they wish as long as they aren't harming anybody else.
1. Superior? That's a moral judgment.
2. The basic concept is libertarian.
3. You forget the fact that we all live in a social environment.
This is an exact example of what I said: "They don't agree with me (the sanctified, super-duper intelligent, only-moral-correct-thinking person), therefore they are:"
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"Hate gay marriage?" come alone feel welcome
Not a TEA party issue.
"Hate outrageous government spending?" come along feel welcome
So you approve of outrageous government spending?
Core TEA party issue.
"Hate Mexican's crossing the border?" come along feel welcome
Phrased as a moral judgment, implying racism.
How about "protect our borders, enforce our national sovereignty"?
"Hate little green men claiming ownership of the moon?" come along feel welcome
More made up crap, to denigrate TEA parties.
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Who does this party turn away?
What exactly was this Teaparty movement set up to address? All of the above?
Yeah well set up a party like that and surprise surprise some people with different interests will turn up and the organisers will claim it as a victory for their main issue, if they had one.
The TEA party (Taxed Enough Already) is primarily about the size of government, its reach and control, and out of control spending.
It isn't an single organization, nor is it a political party. It is groups of shifting blocks of people with many different desires, but whose overriding concern are the issues listed above.
Ideologues in both parties vet candidates for adherence to a long lists of "positions" and "beliefs" Look where it has gotten us.
It appears that as long as you agree with the core TEA issues, then your other issues aren't as important. The range of issues which will get you ostracized from the TEA parties is much wider than those of the two political parties ... and that may be a good thing.
Unless you are an ideologue.
Firm
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