The Tea Party movement is interesting to me. The people involved seem to mostly be normal everyday people who are very concerned about the future. I would say most of the folks have never before taken an interest in goverment until recently. The groups are largly unorganized (the Dallas Tea Party group and the Ft. Worth 912 Group are probably exceptions, they both seem to have strong leaders and are pretty organized). I was very annoyed at first with the technical skills of the people who seemed to be the ones at the center of the Allen tea party. They didn’t seem to be comfortable using computers, or understand Internet ettiquite. Also, their complaints and ideas for improvement included a long list of items that was impossible to agree with.
As time has passed, I actually appreciate the disorgainzed and decentralized nature of the movement. It amazes me that the tea party folks have been able to achieve so much. I am very encouraged to see common people so involved in government. If this continues, I know the corruption that prevails in government will be decreased. I think constant interest and involvement in political issues by common citizens is critical to our future.
I received the email below from one of the Dallas Tea Party coordinators. It highlights the differences in opinion from people on both sides of the sepctrum.
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… we got a little more ‘love’ from the Dallas Morning News–this time from the Editorial Board:
[I]f you aren’t at least a bit concerned over some of the things on display at the tea party, you aren’t thinking it through. Many of the demonstrators’ lurid signs bore insane and repugnant messages about Obama. Some utterings, as from the marcher who called the Constitution an extension of the Bible, are extreme. The anger among the marchers was worryingly inchoate.
