The Tea Party - how frightening is this movement?

[ConnorJCP]

rocketpig said:

ConnorJCP said:

rocketpig said:

ConnorJCP said:

I pray Australia never becomes what the USA has become.

You mean it's not already? I've met some pretty damned intolerant people from Australia, especially if they're from rural areas. They stack up unfavorably even to the most redneck of Americans.

No, its not even half as bad as the USA.
USA is still pretty split up between the states.
In USA alot of people believe in religion, and are extremely hypocrite when it comes to their 1st amendment and they tend to forget the rest of the world doesnt share it.
Although ever since Howard lost the election, Australia is becoming worse though. (IMO)
But no, it is not nearly as bad as The USA.

I look at Australia, see rampant racism against aboriginals, a lack of same-sex marriage rights, limited abortion legality, and if they had any Muslims, I'm sure they'd have more than their fair share of Islamophobia just like America or Europe.

So, what makes the USA twice as bad again? Religious people? Because the way I look at it, those American religious zealots aren't getting their way much lately (or ever, really). You see a lot of negativity from American press because the nutjobs always rise to the top. Really, we're no more or less progressive than most of the rest of the western world.

Australia is not very racist, especially when you take into consideration it is the most multicultural country in the world. And the lack of gay marriage and abortion, so what? its never been a massive thing here. And yes, no thanks to The USA invading the middle east, Australia is very afraid, just like every other western country.

So you dont think the USA is very split up? Because it is the belief of many that the USA is going to be involved in another civil war because  the difference between the poor and the rich is astounding, the amount of extremist groups, which are mostly religious is also ridiculous.

You can argue all you like that the USA is much like Australia, but its not.
Australia is extremely unified between the states, And look at the homeless percentage between the two countries, or the crime rate.

 Whether you like it or not, the USA is scene through out most western countries as the country that wants to prove its a massively powerful country, but has a large amount of internal problems.