Reply #10: 'They' is a problematic term

[RZM]

I already said this in another post. But the Tea Party is an amorphous group. There are benefits to that, but there are also drawbacks. Some douchebag held up a sign about 'teabagging' and some other douchebags sent teabags to Congress. I agree that THOSE folks are absolutely 'teabaggers.' But what about somebody who broadly identifies with their anti-government philosophy but has never even heard of those incidents I just mentioned? Again, I think that was part of Stewart's point. It was basically a 'wag of the finger' against broad-brushing and I don't see how it was even a big deal. I think his larger point is that it's not constructive to hate on you political opponents, even if some of them are going to hate on you, because we're all in this together.