What do you all think of the Tea Party?
As far as I can see, the liberals in the Democrat Party, and the spineless progressives in the Republican Party are leading this country down the economic road to oblivion. That being said, I am open to a new party that more closely matches my philosophy and desires, and will promote policies that will serve society rather than enslave it.
While I am not a member of the Tea Party movement, I sympathize with their intent, at least with what I perceive as their intent: that being smaller, less intrusive government, and a return to the founder's original intentions in this regard. However, my understanding is that this movement is just grass roots, with no real central national platform, and certainly with no vetting process for the candidates that it backs.
Can this movement be successful without organizing at the national level?
Is this movement viable? Will it become, like the GOP did just prior to the Civil War, the dominant party of the country?
Just interested in opinions...
While I am not a member of the Tea Party movement, I sympathize with their intent, at least with what I perceive as their intent: that being smaller, less intrusive government, and a return to the founder's original intentions in this regard. However, my understanding is that this movement is just grass roots, with no real central national platform, and certainly with no vetting process for the candidates that it backs.
Can this movement be successful without organizing at the national level?
Is this movement viable? Will it become, like the GOP did just prior to the Civil War, the dominant party of the country?
Just interested in opinions...
Previous comments...
Libertarians believe in EVERYTHING. They resist nothing. Freedom for Freedoms sake is their idea.
Freedom requires work and to some point 'sacrifice". It requires work and defending when necessary.
They don't seem to believe in doing anything beyond empty words of "everything should be free" or whatever their physiology is.
Have they ever REALLY stated what they believe and will defend?
GOD is GOD.
He is the universe and everything in it
(He / She / or whatever God is, is. (Period)
God is all around us all the time
He is in your sense of wonder, your sense of self worth, your desire to live another day, the desire to help others, to help humanity despite many of their short comings. He is not in the heart or brains of murders, rapists and such.
Put simply - "God is." We can't go beyond that definition one fraction of an inch.
Then there are those who just don't think He / She / or whatever, exists.
Above all - they will not fight back, they will passively resist but not openly and THAT is just about it
They are like 98% of those who oppose Obama and the Democratic take over. They have lost their hearts and are scardy cats.
I AM LOOKING FOR FIGHTERS WHO WILL DEFEND GALTS GULTCH AND THE AMERICAN IDEAL.
In a conflict of ideas, you need persuasion, not guns; talks, not tanks. Maybe the Tea Party folk could take a lesson from the Occupy Movement, if they're willing to be peppersprayed and arrested for peaceful (passive) demonstrations.
Whom would you go out and fight against, and how?
If they take free programs from the government you take the same programs. It bleeds the source of money and accelerate the downfall.
Assassinations - only it there is no other choice and that depends on THEM.
Rioting in the streets? Isn't that how they get what they want. We have to do the same thing and get "our fair share) (as they like to refer to it as). The American ideal is not working. We have to show the "Takers (moochers) that we can take also leaving them just that much less.
THEY do not listen to persuasion. Have you not been listening and watching TV? They want this. They want that, They Demand, They Deserve, They require etc.etc.etc
How do you deal with people who WANT but are not willing be civil to others. Do you give them everything they want. NO! Bad children need spankings, to be sat in the corner but they do not need to be allowed to DEMAND.
The Occupy Movement is a VIOLENT organization of spoiled children and needs to be treated as such. They need public spankings, be jailed until such time as they mature and are remorseful. Personally I would prefer public spankings where you drop their drawers (in public) and pound on their butts until they cry.
------ and do it each and every time they throw one of the tantrums until they stop.
Bring the press and stand in the shadows and the the show commence for the whole world to see what complete and utter nonsense issues forth from ignorant, Incompetent and lazy fools.
Just stand to the side and let the world see the type of people the liberal left support.