I still don't understand why the Teabaggers are Counter Protesting

[JI7]

has anyone been able to figure this out ? when the whore media asks them they give answers that have nothing to do with what is being protested in the first place.

i'm sure many of them are paid. i wonder how much they get paid.

[Lars39]

1. Aids the media in spreading progaganda.

[leftstreet]

8. Yep. And makes it look like Americans are divided n/t

[DearAbby]

2. That's okay - they don't either...-nt

[Boswell]

3. a pint of Jack each?

sure would explain their behavior...

[savalez]

14. Two - one just before they protest, one after.

[last_texas_dem]

4. Because, first and foremost, they're tools.

That's the best answer I can give.

[MadMaddie]

5. They are being bussed in and paid by the Koch brothers

Koch brothers are behind this make no mistake.

These guys are the Robber Barrons of our time.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Lots of their misspelled signs waiting to be displayed?

[arcane1]

7. I doubt they understand either

They operate by emotion, not reason,

[hobbit709]

9. Because their masters want them to.

even though they don't realize they are owned.

[XanaDUer]

10. Properly spelled signs?

nt.

[Lost-in-FL]

11. They are only helping unions

by showing the kind of uncaring, belligerent selfish bastards they are.

[Iris]

12. What kind of answers do they give?

[JI7]

13. one lady said how the governor won the election

[Iris]

22. yet, they formed because Obama won the election

yeah - I see what you mean

[kevinbgoode]

15. haha...ask a teabagger if they mounted such a passionate

protest the last time Blue Cross/Blue Shield arbitrarily hiked their insurance "premium" rates, and they stare at you as if they've never thought of such a thing. They are all soooooo concerned about being "taxed too much" already, but when you ask them why they so readily hand their money over to corporations - without regulation - for essential goods and services to live each day, they are often at a loss of words.

[JI7]

28. some of them use the line that the taxes are passed along to customers

but that is crap because if people were already willing to pay that much more they would charge that higher free/price regardless.

[lunatica]

16. Some people will do anything for their 30 pieces of silver

[high density]

17. The corporate media never asks them,

"Why are you against workers having good wages and benefits?"

"Why do you enjoy being a puppet of the rich in support of ever-increasing income inequality?"

[Inuca]

18. Can you see anything truly rational

in ANYTHING they are doing?

[southernyankeebelle]

19. This group are not grass roots. The union members are. Teabaggers are just

corporation lackies just like they were in the 30s when unions were organizing then. History is repeating itself.

[PeaceNikki]

20. Reason and logic are not their strong points.

[dkofos]

21. Baggers are stupid sheep. Do you really think they know?? (or care)??

Someone tells them to go protest and off they go.

They will never believe they are shooting themselves in the
foot until they fall on their face and see the bloody stump.
And even then they will blame a liberal/socialist/commie for it.

[Zephie]

23. They're sheeple and the shepherds decided that WI looked like todays pasture

[Drahthaardogs]

24. Because they are loony tunes

just like their twit of a leader Sarah. They really believe that it is some government worker's fault that this country is in such bad shape. Not Bush, no Iraq, not Afghanistan, not Dodge, GM, or Chrysler or Fannie and Freddie, or Bank of America, or Goldman Sachs, no... this country is going down the shitter AND IT IS YOUR FUCKING MAILMAN'S FAULT!!!


I think that pretty well sums it up.

[Peregrine Took]

25. Hoping to trigger some violence so they can video it and run to the media.

Simple provocation is all.

[The Backlash Cometh]

26. No one knows what they want.

I'm guessing they're comfortable in their tight little groups where they get instant approval for their twisted way at looking at life. No one questions them, no one challenges them. It's truthyism. They're connected to the hive by a fear of outside ideas and outsiders.

[ehrnst]

27. Koch Bros. (nt)

[proud2BlibKansan]

29. They want their American way of life back.

Are they aware that the American way of life was given to us by the unions?

[underpants]

30. Because they can be lead around by the nose to the point they protest counter to their well being

Unions made the middle class
The more union activity there is in an area the higher everyone's wages.

[Populist_Prole]

31. They're ideologically opposed, but they really have no idea why

I have to add: Fantastic responses so far. Such a pleasure to be a part of a community of deep thinkers here at DU.

[tallahasseedem]

32. Because their overlords have sent them...

bussed them in and most likely paid them too.

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[pacalo]

34. It's simply because they are GULLIBLE enough to believe what corporate voices are

feeding them. Divisiveness helps the corporate interests because every issue becomes black & white. Even if they would benefit from a certain issue, if the corporate mouthpieces tell them "it's bad!", they're willing to go up against their own self-interests.

If we were living in the days of the Holocaust, they would be the ones turning in their own Jewish neighbors.