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Nah, just doesn't sound the same. Between "Animal Farm" and "Little Red Primer for Children and Diplomats", I was fairly well immunized against romanticizing _certain extremes_ of political idealism.
Thanks, Suburban. I read your link. I never put 2 and 2 together, but you are right. Daughters of the American Revolution, I believe, are also white and very conservative and exclusionary.
What the person who wrote that missed is that the push for local control of government, and against the federal government, by the Tea Partiers is loaded with the anti-Civil Rights Movement rhetoric of the 1950s and `60s. To be rabidly against the federal government when it is run by those who are seen as progressive is to be against Civil Rights, really. ("States' Rights" is another way of saying, "Don't interfere in our disenfranchising of segments of our population and our local culture's long tradition of lynching.") When you look at the angry white faces screaming about how Obama is not American, against Muslims, against anything not like themselves, you're seeing the descendents of those who bullied those children as they walked into school or signed petitions to ensure non-whites/non-their-brand-of-Christians would never be able to move into their town. and that's why some people are freaked out by them: they actually remember further back than fifteen years, or paid attention in history class.
I think the quote, of many, is "Everyone is created equal, but some are more equal than other" or something pretty close to that.
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
Teapartiers also remind me of the cute kids in Lord of the Flies.
This one made me spray coffee out my nose!
You are a funny, funny man Darrin. Thanks.
hahahaha, I love that. Thanks.
Two legs good
Tea bags better!
Nah, just doesn't sound the same. Between "Animal Farm" and "Little Red Primer for Children and Diplomats", I was fairly well immunized against romanticizing _certain extremes_ of political idealism.
Yeah, I don't get a big reader vibe from most Teabaggers. Why is that?
I'm loving this series, mon! Great title for it, too.
BTW, I thought people might be interested in this insight about the Tea Party movement – http://www.postbourgie.com/2010/02/25/respect-the...
Thanks, Suburban. I read your link. I never put 2 and 2 together, but you are right. Daughters of the American Revolution, I believe, are also white and very conservative and exclusionary.
What the person who wrote that missed is that the push for local control of government, and against the federal government, by the Tea Partiers is loaded with the anti-Civil Rights Movement rhetoric of the 1950s and `60s. To be rabidly against the federal government when it is run by those who are seen as progressive is to be against Civil Rights, really. ("States' Rights" is another way of saying, "Don't interfere in our disenfranchising of segments of our population and our local culture's long tradition of lynching.") When you look at the angry white faces screaming about how Obama is not American, against Muslims, against anything not like themselves, you're seeing the descendents of those who bullied those children as they walked into school or signed petitions to ensure non-whites/non-their-brand-of-Christians would never be able to move into their town. and that's why some people are freaked out by them: they actually remember further back than fifteen years, or paid attention in history class.