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yuiyoshida

(41,861 posts) Sun Aug 17, 2014, 07:26 PM Aug 2014

The Tea Party's Racist Roots

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The Tea Party's Racist Roots (Original Post) yuiyoshida Aug 2014 OP

I've never met or heard a Tpartier who was not a racist. Hoyt Aug 2014 #1

Pisses me off dclxvispqr Aug 2014 #2

well stated and welcome to DU! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #3

I feel exactly the same way. These extremists are anything but patriots. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #4

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. I've never met or heard a Tpartier who was not a racist.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 07:54 PM

Aug 2014

They might not be lynchers (although some are), but their political beliefs, and extent of hatred, are clearly racist/bigoted.

dclxvispqr

(1 post)

2. Pisses me off

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 09:10 PM

Aug 2014

It pisses me off that they have dishonored our revolutionary heritage by their use of "tea party" and "don't tread on me" imagery. Although, I suppose that America's "revolutionary" heritage was always about rich men who didn't want to pay taxes to help the poor. I guess I'm just pissed off in general about the smug right-wing pigs.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,021 posts)

3. well stated and welcome to DU!

Reply to dclxvispqr (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 09:12 PM

Aug 2014

Rhiannon12866

(206,016 posts)

4. I feel exactly the same way. These extremists are anything but patriots.

Reply to dclxvispqr (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 10:20 PM

Aug 2014

Welcome to DU, dclxvispqr!

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