re: #188 Killgore Trout
I don’t see that distinction. The Tea Party was born from the same populist anger. Opposing TARP, Bailouts, ineffective stimulus, housing crisis, etc.
I don’t think they were protesting those things so much as using them as elements to protest Obama and minorities and Democrats in general, though.
They just approached the problem from from a faulty perspective. I think the OWS, just like the Tea Party, is based in legitimate concern and anger but they’re equally flawed in their approach.
I don’t think the Tea Parties were based in legitimate concerns, though. Most of their complaints that were true had been true for a long time. Most of their complaints that were new were untrue. I don’t think there’s any comparison there.
The rallies are going to accomplish nothing aside from possibly spawning more protests. They aren’t interested in solutions, they’re interested in marches.
Probably.