Profile of the Tea Party Movement
I've been meaning to make this posting for some time.
As you have no doubt noted, I haven't been posting here as often. The basic reason is I am highly involved in several other projects, some personal and some business, that are temporarily diverting me and taking priority with my available time.
I apologize and hope to do better in the future.
This is a highly insightful discussion of the motivation of those involved in the so-called tea parties and the 9/12 March on Washington. Sam Tanenhaus appears on Bill Moyers' Journal and traces the lineage of the groups' origins back to early post WWII days.
I have the link to the transcript. If you find the reading too tedious, you could opt for the video through the links on the page.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09182009/transcript4.html
As you have no doubt noted, I haven't been posting here as often. The basic reason is I am highly involved in several other projects, some personal and some business, that are temporarily diverting me and taking priority with my available time.
I apologize and hope to do better in the future.
This is a highly insightful discussion of the motivation of those involved in the so-called tea parties and the 9/12 March on Washington. Sam Tanenhaus appears on Bill Moyers' Journal and traces the lineage of the groups' origins back to early post WWII days.
I have the link to the transcript. If you find the reading too tedious, you could opt for the video through the links on the page.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09182009/transcript4.html
Posted by Larry Bradley at 10/1/2009 3:00 PM 
Categories: Politics
Tags: Sam Tanenhaus Conservatives Tea Party Bill Moyers
Categories: Politics
Tags: Sam Tanenhaus Conservatives Tea Party Bill Moyers
The tactic the Left uses here is interesting, and becoming more and more common.
1. Mischaracterize the opposition position.
2. Refute the mischaracterization.
3. Claim superiority.
And many on the Left don't even recognize this as a tactic and flawed logic to boot.
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Jim,
Thanks for your comment.
The tactic you describe has been in use by the right for a long period of time. In fact, I have an email someone else sent me perfectly illustrating the approach, but as I wrote earlier other demands on my time have kept me from posting it with the comments I would like to add. I have seen the tactic much more often from the right than I do the left. The tactic is one of the favorites of the right's fund raising literature.
That said, I would be interested in your perspective on how the opposition position has been mischaracterized in the basic article.
Larry
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Larry,
Here is the problem. You are misrepresenting my views and the views of many people I know.
You use the "Yes, but the other side does it too, and they are worse" excuse. From that, I assume you know about the mischaracterization tactic and you know that you have used it here.
From that, the dilemma becomes whether you continue to mischaracterize to further an ideology, or whether to present issues in a more complete and honest way.
Here is the account of one person who attended the 9/12 event in Washington, D.C. It is in two parts.
To understand the motivation and the viewpoint, they must be read while attempting to comprehend or understand the experience, instead of reading them to criticize or pick them apart. While a reader may not agree, I think it is important to understand the viewpoint.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-awakes-reflections-on-912/
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/america-awakes-reflections-on-912-part-ii/2/
If you don't see the mischaracterization after you read these articles, I can give you tens or hundreds of sources which describe the true nature of the Tea Party Movement. Or you can easily find them for yourself.
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Jim,
Well, another week goes by with other things taking priority. My apologies.
Jim, you say I misrepresent your views. What, exactly, are your views?
To repeat the question I asked in the comment before this one, "That said, I would be interested in your perspective on how the opposition position has been mischaracterized in the basic article."
Please be specific.
Thanks.
Larry
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