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Originally Posted by Willravel
I don't get that at all. What I get from this note is a sense that Stack's been getting screwed by the powerful, both public and private, and finally lashed out. Of course this reaction is foolish, and frankly won't do a think to further his cause, but I don't get "Tea Partier" at all. I get "poor". His direct attacks on GM, the Bush administration and the rich are anything but Tea Party.
One thing is for sure: this guy absolutely sucks at picking targets.
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It's been my impression that "screwed by the powerful" is one of the central tenets of the Tea Party movement. I don't think it would exist if people didn't feel like they'd been screwed by the powerful. Obviously, most of them don't lash out.
The Tea Party mythos does do a great deal to harness and encourage a sense of persecution among its members. I predict that unless things improve economically for these folks, we'll see more of this type of thing as more folks get more desperate and lash out.