Tea Anyone?
The blogosphere seems to have a disproportionate amount of material on the Tea Party thing of late.
Proving their grasp of history sucks almost as bad as their grasp of fundamental economics the mainstream media is in a scramble to define the Tea Party Movement for us idiots here in flyover country, or to each other more likely, since they are bewildered at the hoopla and unaccustomed to seeing so many people when they look down their noses.
It never ceases to amaze however that when the furrowed brows have no clue about who or what they are talking about they are perfectly willing to assign any number of meanings, typically out of whole cloth and usually inferring something either conspiratorial or nefarious, you know to keep with the narrative that conservatives are stupid, evil, or both. It is so much easier you see, to deman and dismiss shit you make up than it is to actually , oh I don't know, challenge, or God forbid, seek to understand, an opposing view.
Dr. Zero has a lengthy and nuanced treatise you can click and scroll to the right over there, and as always John is worth the read for the sheer pleasure of reading.
On the other hand this can be blown way out of proportion with over thinking. The bottom line is people are pissed off. Newt Gingrich offered a great idea last night; instead of saying tea party say disillusioned voters, which is just a more venue appropriate way of saying pissed off.
A basic appreciation of history might give these hand wringers a clue that, as in colonial Boston, citizens today are tired of having their earnings forcefully confiscated at and for the pleasure of the ruling class. Period. It's as simple as that. Funny thing, that one really wasn't about tea at all, and neither is this one.
Another take at Big Journalism dot com pretty much says it all It's The Constitution Stupid That works for me.
Proving their grasp of history sucks almost as bad as their grasp of fundamental economics the mainstream media is in a scramble to define the Tea Party Movement for us idiots here in flyover country, or to each other more likely, since they are bewildered at the hoopla and unaccustomed to seeing so many people when they look down their noses.
It never ceases to amaze however that when the furrowed brows have no clue about who or what they are talking about they are perfectly willing to assign any number of meanings, typically out of whole cloth and usually inferring something either conspiratorial or nefarious, you know to keep with the narrative that conservatives are stupid, evil, or both. It is so much easier you see, to deman and dismiss shit you make up than it is to actually , oh I don't know, challenge, or God forbid, seek to understand, an opposing view.
Dr. Zero has a lengthy and nuanced treatise you can click and scroll to the right over there, and as always John is worth the read for the sheer pleasure of reading.
On the other hand this can be blown way out of proportion with over thinking. The bottom line is people are pissed off. Newt Gingrich offered a great idea last night; instead of saying tea party say disillusioned voters, which is just a more venue appropriate way of saying pissed off.
A basic appreciation of history might give these hand wringers a clue that, as in colonial Boston, citizens today are tired of having their earnings forcefully confiscated at and for the pleasure of the ruling class. Period. It's as simple as that. Funny thing, that one really wasn't about tea at all, and neither is this one.
Another take at Big Journalism dot com pretty much says it all It's The Constitution Stupid That works for me.
I have the feeling it will influence my future writing to the extent that without any material worries I could develop a greater ease, even lightheartedness, in my writing.
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