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JHB

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12. The Tea Party was just a rebranding of voters the Republicans cultivated...

Sun Oct 1, 2017, 10:49 AM

Oct 2017

...for decades so they could disown Bush's failures.

Without recognizing that fundamental aspect of the Teabaggers, any anaogizing about a Democratic/Left equivalent is forced to the point of journalistic malpractice.

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Could America's Socialists Become the Tea Party of the Left? [View all] DonViejo Oct 2017 OP

Right wing extremists: Perfectly OK, according to America. HughBeaumont Oct 2017 #1

No comparison. The 'Tea Party' wasn't a grassroots movement leftstreet Oct 2017 #2

very true. People keep wanting to pretend otherwise. Fox also had a huge role in astro-turfing it JCanete Oct 2017 #20

I sure hope so. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #3

It's amazing people don't realize this yet... n/m bagelsforbreakfast Oct 2017 #27

What's amazing is some people don't realize the election was stolen. brush Oct 2017 #30

The Koch's money provided LakeVermilion Oct 2017 #4

Property greeny2323 Oct 2017 #5

democratic socialists are not communists. nt. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #8

If you do not want to be considered Socialist GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #24

The Green-Tea Party has already cost us two presidential elections. Spy Car Oct 2017 #6

I don't think you quite understand what was intended by the analogy. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #7

Oh I understand perfectly... Spy Car Oct 2017 #9

Legalize Lonnie Anderson's hair. H2O Man Oct 2017 #10

... leftstreet Oct 2017 #14

In the late summer- H2O Man Oct 2017 #16

Populism need not be "irrational political extremism", it can instead be proposing substantive Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #11

In the history of human civilization when populist movements have come to power... Spy Car Oct 2017 #15

Yeah, these people look pretty scary leftstreet Oct 2017 #17

Tell us when populist revolutionaries taking power has turned out well? Spy Car Oct 2017 #19

We are talking about elections not revolutions, come on be serious. Exultant Democracy Oct 2017 #28

None of the social democracies in Western Europe... Spy Car Oct 2017 #37

You are the only one talking about revolution. Exultant Democracy Oct 2017 #40

Oh geeeeeeeeeez, Red bait much? HughBeaumont Oct 2017 #31

Yeah, very suspect behavior. Exultant Democracy Oct 2017 #41

Bolivia and Ecuador are both controlled by left wing populist parties. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #35

Bolivia and Equador are countries with very poor human rights records. Spy Car Oct 2017 #38

I am sure that is true GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #21

Which Liberal Values Do You Speak Of? Upward Oct 2017 #39

I'm uninterested in ANY kind of populism. Adrahil Oct 2017 #32

Agree 100%. And everything they do jrthin Oct 2017 #26

The Tea Party was just a rebranding of voters the Republicans cultivated... JHB Oct 2017 #12

well perhaps, but it was also a genuine right wing populist political movement. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #13

Yes, the Tea Party was a genuine right-wing populist movement. Spy Car Oct 2017 #18

...of people frantically scraping the Bush/Cheney bumper-stickers off their cars. JHB Oct 2017 #25

I strongly urge that we do not associate the two in any way. MineralMan Oct 2017 #22

Wanting more social programs to help people is a radical idea! It's just like wanting more jalan48 Oct 2017 #23

Providing a basic standard of living WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 #29

...and you believe that a basic standard of living can be derived in a capitalist economy? brooklynite Oct 2017 #34

wow if only the world were such a simple place. Voltaire2 Oct 2017 #36

I lulz'd KG Oct 2017 #33