In the grand scheme of things it’s probably not the most important thing to be worried about, but…
I’m really angry at how the tea partiers have ruined the ethos of tea for the rest of us. I read today that there’s a new term floating around: “coffee conservative.” The basic idea is that “you can’t be a screamer, a name-caller, a loud-mouthed zealot or somebody whose idea of politics translates to jabbing a sign in the air, red in the face.” As in, you can’t be a tea party conservative.
Which is just infuriating because, as we all know, tea is the drink of sophisticated, considerate individuals. As compared to coffee which is, you know, not.
Anyways, this whole tea party thing makes me wonder what’s next. A bunch of Ron Paul-ites decided to co-opt yoga and Volvos? Angry nationalist meetings organized at vegan restaurants? Dogs and cats not just living together but working jointly on building a fence across the border? The new album from Sufjan Stevens being an exegesis on the unconstitutionality of health care reform?
seriously, rofl.
also, coffee is so pretentious where i live, you don't even know.
Ha, your line about how "tea is the drink of sophisticated, considerate individuals" reminds of this great Onion article.
(I just stumbled on your blog…man, you have some really fantastic music here. It's rare that I come across a site with taste that matches up with mine so well. I look forward to reading more!)
Been following your blog for a few years, never commented, figure I'd let you in on a slightly different perspective:
I was involved with some early parts of the Tea Party movement, before it was Glen Beck and the screaming heads of idiocy.
It was founded on ideals that don't include hate or violence. Believing in government accountability, fiscal responsibility, and looking for a change in Washington has nothing to do with how the movement is now, after being co-opted by the Fox news "right". (It was originally much more centrist in some, not all, ways)
And while our ideals surely differ on some things, I would assume you feel people have a right to express (without becoming violent, or threatening people) their own ideals.
Defending someone's right to say something without agreeing with what they're saying is something I think we should all be okay with.
I do find a delicious irony in the fact that after years of being the ones marching on capitols, expressing their opinion against the ruling view, and defending their right to do so – the "left" is now super pissed off at the "right" for doing the same thing. And just to clarify: I think marching for civil rights is far more noble than what's being marched for now.