Many have looked at the Left’s reaction to the Tea Party movement and question this visceral reaction. The Left labels the movement as astro-turf, fringe and most recently racist. It is obvious that the movement bothers the left in this country, but why? The left (including Hillary Clinton) oft state that decent is our right as Americans. As Media Research Center points out; and documents in images; the signs at the tea party are at least equal (maybe even more tame) then those against Bush for the last eight years. Pretty much every video of every G20 protest shows violence. Yet, no video or audio evidence of racist slurs has appeared from any of over 100 Tea Party rallies. The most recent rally in DC, even with dozens of cameras walking along with the line-jumpers, still has not created documented evidence. Yet, proof is not needed to create the outrage? Are they really ideologues, blind to their own fears and hypocrisy, is it feigned outrage, or is their something deeper?
It is important to remember that many of these folks were fighting “the man” in the sixties and seventies as young adults and teens. They called for and attended sit-ins, protests and some fringe elements even resorted to violence (i.e. Bill Ayers). I am not saying their current innate fear is rooted in the fact that they have lived through this kind of escalating protest against the establishment. That is too superficial and would only serve to increase the hypocrisy of the left. No, I think it goes even deeper and more fearful.
Eventually, the war ended, these radicals aged and the fever died down. Throughout the 80s and 90s, these radicals on the left turned their fight against “the man” to more traditional means. They joined political organizations, universities and worked for companies. From these positions they eventually infiltrated and now dominate the Democratic Party. Most honest people will not deny that today’s Democratic Party is not the same as it’s union core and very far removed from that of JFK.
In this is where the real fear lies. Those that have lived through the period from fringe radicals protesting against the man — to the leaders of the party in all three seats of power, fear they are seeing it being again. This time it is on the other side and ideologically apposed to their form of government. A group of radicals driven by a new ideology and a desire to fundamentally shift the direction of the U.S. government has again emerged. If this fire continues to burn, it will spread and likely move into all facets of government and solidify itself into society. I sincerely hope that it does not take 30 years to build this movement into the controlling philosophy of a major political party. I believe this movement is genuine (as theirs was). In today’s communication and Internet age it is spreading far faster.
Based on the reaction from the left they know it is growing as well. The power that took them 30 years to build could be at an end in a single election cycle. This is what they fear and see crystallized in the Tea Party movement.
Many have looked at the Left’s reaction to the Tea Party movement and question this visceral reaction. The Left labels the movement as astro-turf, fringe and most recently racist. It is obvious that the movement bothers the left in this country, but why? The left (including Hillary Clinton) oft state that decent is our right as Americans. As Media Research Center points out and documents in images the signs at the tea party are at least equal (maybe even more tame) then those against Bush for the last eight years. Pretty much every video of every G20 protest shows violence. Yet, no video or audio evidence of racist slurs has appeared from any of over 100 Tea Party rallies. The most recent rally in DC, even with dozens of cameras walking along with the line-jumper, still has not created documented evidence. Yet, proof is not needed to create the outrage? Are they really ideologues, blind to their own fears and hypocrisy, or is there something deeper?
Remember that many of these folks were fighting “the man” in the sixties and seventies. They called sit-ins, protests and some fringe elements resorted to violence (i.e. Bill Ayers). I am not saying their current fear is rooted in the fact that they have lived through this kind of escalating protest against the establishment. That is too superficial and would only serve to increase the hypocrisy of the left. No, I think it is even deeper and more fearful.
Eventually, the war ended, these radicals aged and the fever died down. Throughout the 80s and 90s, these radicals on the left turned their fight against “the man” to more traditional means. They joined political organizations, universities and worked for companies. From these positions they eventually infiltrated and took over the Democratic Party. Most honest people will not deny that today’s Democratic Party is not the same as its core and far removed from that of JFK.
In this is where the real fear lies. Those that have lived through the period from fringe radicals protesting against the man — to the leaders of the party in all three seats of power, fear they are seeing it being again. This time it is on the other side. A group of radicals driven by ideology and a desire to fundamentally shift the direction of the US government has again emerged. If this fire continues to burn, it will spread and likely move into all facets of government and solidify itself. I sincerely hope that it does not take 30 years to build this movement into the controlling philosophy of a major political party. I believe this movement is genuine (as theirs was) but in today’s communication age it is spreading far faster.
Based on the reaction from the left they know it is growing as well. The power that took them 30 years to build could be at an end in a single election cycle. This is what they fear and see crystallized in the Tea Party movement.
