The Tea part - Grass Roots

[RedLocks]

Ran into this article completely on accident, and in a odd way too. Was on a website that I just wanted to grab a link for a friend of mine for a documentary called "Ras Cuba". started looking at some pics they had on the site, saw some guy holding a sign that said "savetherich.com" went there, and found this article lol. enjoy!

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RedLocks Reviewed by RedLocks on 04-20-2010. The Tea part - Grass Roots Ran into this article completely on accident, and in a odd way too. Was on a website that I just wanted to grab a link for a friend of mine for a documentary called "Ras Cuba". started looking at some pics they had on the site, saw some guy holding a sign that said "savetherich.com" went there, and found this article lol. enjoy! Open Memo to Media: This is What Astroturf Looks Like | Save the Rich Rating: 5

[delusionsofNORMALity]

that corporate and and partisan interests should become involved in such a movement isn't surprising. there is no way to stop their involvement and the funding they provide can only help to spread the message. this doesn't mean that there isn't a core of concerned individuals among those who merely wish to profit (try to remember that profit is not a sin). the concepts of smaller government and reduced taxation are of benefit to a majority of americans, including business and other conservative interests. it seems the only ones that really profit from demonizing the tea party folks are those who depend solely on the welfare state and the proponents of an intrusive federal government, most notably the liberal politicians themselves and their sycophantic minions.

[RedLocks]

that corporate and and partisan interests should become involved in such a movement isn't surprising.

no it isn't surprising in the least, what would be a surprise would be if the corporate and partisan interest groups allowed Government to be ran by the people that are represented by it.

[delusionsofNORMALity]

no it isn't surprising in the least, what would be a surprise would be if the corporate and partisan interest groups allowed Government to be ran by the people that are represented by it.

corporations are made up of the people and those partisan groups are made up of the people. even lobbyists represent various interests that are a part of the people. why should their voice not be heard as well? why shouldn't america's most productive sector be represented along with the denizens of the welfare state?

[Islandborn]

I thought the teabaggers were all redneck morons who cling to their god and guns? The New York Times runs an article on Sunday saying the tea party is actually made up of educated citizens, and Tuesday we are hearing its all about " Saving the Rich" and big buisness saving the rich people. These folks are DESPERATE to find a line of attack against the "tea party".......desperate.

[Islandborn]

wasn't it like 2 years ago we were listening to "Protest is Patriotic." Hilarious.

[delusionsofNORMALity]

wasn't it like 2 years ago we were listening to "Protest is Patriotic." Hilarious.

we know that it is the nature of the powerful to protect their power. the more power they have, the harder they will fight to preserve it. just as baby bush and company labeled their democratic opponents anti-american and nixon labeled the entire anti-war movement as criminal, the massive democratic majority now in power is attempting to vilify its opposition by any means possible.

[RedLocks]

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Aren't the Corporations already heavily represented? Republicans and republican interests are already heavily represented by.. the Republican party. Is it a movement to take America back "for the people" or to take congress back "for the Republicans and their corporate sponsors" or "for the 5%" Even though dems get called elitist by their opposition, does that mean the opposition isn't a bunch of millionaires?

As far as being "the most successful sector".. there is no success in Privilege, just Privilege and for the most part, I seriously doubt there is a CEO in a major corporation out there that wasn't born into Privilage, be it White Privilege or just Class Based


somewhat surprised that you would be defending Corporate interests under that avatar of yours bro

[RedLocks]

wasn't it like 2 years ago we were listening to "Protest is Patriotic." Hilarious.

2 years ago Republicans were the Nazis and Communists

by the way, the people funding and manipulating the Tea Party aren't the Tea Party, just the puppet masters.

[delusionsofNORMALity]

Republicans and republican interests are already heavily represented by.. the Republican party.

there is a large segment of the "republican" voters who have begun to feel alienated by that party. the republican party, like their counterparts across the aisle, have ceased to represent conservative concerns, many of them the very tenets this country was founded on. many people see this as the impetus for the creation of the tea party movement. if republicans are to return to their roots and regain any real power, it can only be by embracing the ideals of their conservative base or surrendering entirely to the waste and mediocrity of the democrats' socialistic stylings. of course business would align itself with the individualist concepts of conservatism. it would be foolhardy to believe that an economy controlled by the state could provide the necessary freedoms that business needs to thrive

As far as being "the most successful sector".. there is no success in Privilege, just Privilege and for the most part, I seriously doubt there is a CEO in a major corporation out there that wasn't born into Privilege, be it White Privilege or just Class Based

what i said was "productive". there is no doubt that the business community is far more productive than those who are served by the welfare state. being successful is a subjective determination, success meaning different things to different people. being productive is a simple matter of a person's effect on the community. can anyone deny that it is american business that has allowed the country as a whole to become a major power? similarly, can anyone deny that the acceptance of an expanding welfare state is detrimental to the nation's financial and even ethical well-being? the handouts and entitlements, the endless nanny-state regulations and do-nothing social programs are little more than an attempt to penalize productivity for the sake of mediocrity. the use of government's threat of violence cannot replace the charitable intentions that reside within us all.

it appears as if you subscribe to the notion that privilege is evil. is it wrong that the father should wish to pass down to his son what he has earned? the privilege of wealth is an earned privilege and demonizing its recipients is base envy, an envy that is played upon by the unscrupulous in their quest for power. divisions of race, religion, class and the myriad other concepts that separate us are also the product of that struggle for power combined with our own ignorance. each time we surrender to that ignorance we strengthen the divisions and chip away at our own right to self-determination. bias certainly exists and it should be stamped out where it interferes with the rights of others, but claiming it as an excuse for failure or the sole reason for success only plays into the hands of those who wish to keep us divided.

somewhat surprised that you would be defending Corporate interests under that avatar of yours bro

what i defend is the right of the individual, every individual, to own himself and the fruits of his labor. corporations may be legal entities, but they were created by individuals and are the outcome of their labors. i abhor their evil when they do evil and i praise their charity when they do good works, but i do not paint them all with the broad brush of villainy simply because of their wealth. there is no sin in wealth, only in the concentration on the material to the detriment of all else.