The Tea Party - how frightening is this movement?

[theprof00]

badgenome said:

theprof00 said:

I just disagree.

I wish I had more information with which to argue, but I barely follow politics anymore. It's just a headache. All I know is that Tea Party and GOP used ot be synonymous. Palin was looking like the candidate for next election. Tea party seemed like the new evolution of the republican party. A party by the people for the people. Now the people are gaining power and the GOP is trying to oust them. On top of that, the religious right is growing in power and trying to  claim a piece of the pie. 

That's just how it looks to me.

There were always different groups within the democrats, but the fundamentals were always the same. Social programs, regulation, equality, etc etc.

To me it just seems like the right is breaking apart.

I guess you really don't follow politics, because the Tea Party was definitely less synonymous with the GOP at its outset than it is now that almost all of the major "Tea Party backed" candidates are running on the Republican ticket.

I also don't see why you think the religious right is gaining in power. To me, they seem less relevant than at any point in my lifetime. The culture war stuff is almost nonexistent in this election, at least on the right, and "fiscal conservatism" is the watchword of the day, and what the fuck is up with this dude telling me how to find the Charisma bobblehead in Fallout 3 over and over again? God, I hate this autoplay shit.

If this is true, then I'm even more confused as to what is going on over at fox news.