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In reply to the discussion: The Real Reason Republicans Have Been Sabotaging America [View all]Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Your perspective on this is spot on. I noticed that as the Republican agenda began to seriously fail, more of my Republican acquaintances began to declare: "Well, I'm not really Republican, I'm more of a Libertarian." But that didn't quite sit right with them either.
Enter the Tea Party, hawked by the likes of Fox News and Glenn Beck and suddenly they found an umbrella under which they could duck and cover. It was an easy out - no need to do some research or examination of those failed policies. This new identity was rife with simple convenient phrases (like: "It's all the government's fault", or"I want my country back" to explain away their fears and frustrations at where our country was headed.
Gulliver, please, post this where ever you can. It is that good!!