William Yeomans writes: "It has become commonplace to call the Tea Party faction in the House 'hostage takers.' But they have now become full-blown terrorists. They have joined the villains of American history who have been sufficiently craven to inflict massive harm on innocent victims to achieve their political goals. A strong America has always stood firm in the face of terrorism. That tradition is in jeopardy, as Congress and President Barack careen toward an uncertain outcome in the Tea Party-manufactured debt crisis."
A man dressed as Captain America poses as dozens of Tea Party supporters rally against raising the debt limit in Washington, 07/27/11. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
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Like the Nazis and Mussolini before them, they want chaos, foment it and use it 'to make the trains run on time' and consolidate their power/control.
They are our own home-grown neo-fascists...
and like the fascists of Europe in the 20 th c. they ensure that corporatism (Mussolini's term for fascism) reigns... .
But then, thousands of working families facing foreclosure and bankruptcy haven't seemed to move him yet, so why should that change now?
scary bunch of terrorist -- I want to be left alone.
Roads, bridges, transit systems, emergency services -- these things don't magically create or sustain themselves. They are the backbone of a healthy and prosperous society. It takes the pooling of our money through taxes to maintain these things. Consider it your dues for belonging to the country club called America.
Only you don't want to pay dues if others might benefit from them at your expense. You want all the amenities without having a penny of your dues go to things you won't use. Don't like tennis? Why should you pay the extra dues to maintain tennis courts?! You just use the pool and that's all you should have to pay for. So what if every other member understands that dues are a collective fee that makes the club an asset for the entire membership, and that if people only paid for the things they used, the club would go under.
Yours is a selfish ideology that has no place in decent society.
If you want to be left alone, move to another country, where no one has any responsibility as citizens. If you choose to stay here, stop trying to destroy MY country, by refusing to do your civic duty.
The spirit was freedom and justice
And it's keepers seemed friendly and kind
It's leaders were supposed to serve the country
But now they won't pay it no mind
'Cause the people got fat and grew lazy
Now their vote is like a meaningless joke
You know they talk about law, about order
But it's all just an echo of what they've been told
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into a noose...
You need to move to another country where those things aren't available. Somalia would be the perfect place for you.
The terror actually driving this writer is abject fear that their victims (present and future tax payers) will wake up and stop supporting those who think they have a claim on other peoples lives for their advantage.
"If you want to be left alone, take your belongings and go find a deserted island someplace. The rest of us recognize that we live in a society, a place where we are all in it together, where we are all, in some way, dependent on others.
Roads, bridges, transit systems, emergency services -- these things don't magically create or sustain themselves. They are the backbone of a healthy and prosperous society. It takes the pooling of our money through taxes to maintain these things. Consider it your dues for belonging to the country club called America.
Only you don't want to pay dues if others might benefit from them at your expense. You want all the amenities without having a penny of your dues go to things you won't use. Don't like tennis? Why should you pay the extra dues to maintain tennis courts?! You just use the pool and that's all you should have to pay for. So what if every other member understands that dues are a collective fee that makes the club an asset for the entire membership, and that if people only paid for the things they used, the club would go under.
Yours is a selfish ideology that has no place in decent society."
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