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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=TheManWithAUsername][quote=Anonymous]I see them as a loose, rudderless band of trash-making idealists who have never created a job in their lives...[/quote]
...as opposed to the multitudes of us who have "created" jobs? BTW, I've "created" several, though I wouldn't put it that way, and I don't think that makes me so awesome.

[quote=Anonymous]What is their point?[/quote]
The most widespread one is that the government is controlled by a oligarchy of economic elites and that the distribution of wealth is terribly uneven as a result, both of which situations are bad. I don't know why that's so unclear to so many.[b] It's considerably more specific than the Tea Party message[/b]: "Obama sucks."

[quote=Anonymous]Who is even listening?[/quote]
Every media outlet, therefore just about everyone. Here we are, talking about them yet again.

[quote=Anonymous]The whole thing seems kind of amateurish to me...[/quote]
Of course it does - they're amateurs. And they weren't immediately purchased by billionaires, like the Tea Party was.

[quote=Anonymous]They are protesting to what end?[/quote]
To draw attention to their complaint, like most protestors.

[quote=Anonymous]Did they accomplish what they sought out to do?  If they are going to affect change, they need to do better than that.[/quote]
They changed the conversation, virtually unilaterally. Before they started, all politicians and media outlets were obsessed with balancing the budget; now there is a much broader agenda. That is, they drew attention to their complaint.

I don't happen to think that they will change the country to the degree that, say, the civil rights movement did, because the economic elites have so much more power now than the racists did then, but that doesn't mean their efforts were entirely ineffective. One starfish at a time. I'm pretty sure they've done more than I, and I bet you, ever have to effect political change.[/quote]

No, I'm pretty sure the Tea Party message is more like "Stop spending so god damn much of my unborn grandchildrens' money you lazy sonofabitches."
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It would be nice if that were the Tea Party platform.  But a quick look at their voting behavior shows it's not all about small government and deficit reduction.[/quote]

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