tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post5574413824851895492..comments2024-03-23T14:04:57.635-05:00Comments on Father Hollywood: Tea, anyone?Rev. Larry Beanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705910892752648940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-54947066058452886742009-04-18T00:52:00.000-05:002009-04-18T00:52:00.000-05:00I do enjoy a good protest/demonstration. I do als...I do enjoy a good protest/demonstration. I do also agree with these folks as to the matter of taxes and government. So yes, maybe its not all that bad of a thing. Weve got to start somewhere I guess.kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276922987323900327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-21437983942878566132009-04-18T00:37:00.000-05:002009-04-18T00:37:00.000-05:00Dear Emp:
I hear what you're saying, and as for m...Dear Emp:<br /><br />I hear what you're saying, and as for me, I wish there was more talk about the Federal Reserve and the bill to audit it, and the need to abolish it, more talk about the boom and bust cycles, and more talk about states rights.<br /><br />But I wouldn't describe most of the people at the tea party as "rich" - in fact, I found them mostly to be blue-collar people who were tired of bearing the brunt - as the middle class typically does.<br /><br />I think the tea parties are a good start. Typically, the only way to get thousands of people together is to entertain them somehow. But these were a lot of people who were angry about the bailouts, about the increasing role of government, about the loss of freedom - as well as taxes. And they came anyway with no rock and roll, no basketball, no pyrotechnics, and no celebrities.<br /><br />I'm encouraged by what I saw. I think there are a lot of people who would like to hijack the anger and use it for partisan purposes - but the anger is really out there - and that's better than the typical American glassy-eyed look you usually get when you bring up the topic of liberty and free markets.<br /><br />People who have had enough are far more likely to read, to organize, and to frighten the politicians. <br /><br />I'm sure when crowds began to gather in the waning days of the Soviet Union it probably seemed like a waste of time, but governments fear these kinds of movements - especially in this day and age of the Internet.<br /><br />For the most part, your average American doesn't know about protests, non-violent resistance, and civil disobedience - since most of them are too busy working. The worst thing that can happen for the feds is for the rank and file Americans to learn how to do these things, and then to do them.Rev. Larry Beanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705910892752648940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-50274359019456919812009-04-18T00:06:00.000-05:002009-04-18T00:06:00.000-05:00These tea parties annoy me. These are not tea par...These tea parties annoy me. These are not tea parties! I assume, per their title, that they are meant to be a bit reminiscent of the Boston Tea Party. However, these tea parties did not actually do anything. When I first heard about them, I thought it sounded cool, like people would not pay their taxes and burn their tax forms or something. Instead, they (rich white people) just paid their taxes, and gathered in places like Metairie (rich white suburb) and talked about how its a bad idea that they are to be taxed so much. Come on. If you really think the taxes are bad, do something about it and dont pay your taxes. Instead, maybe all of these tea party folks should send envelopes to the IRS with messages like 'I will not pay my taxes' or something like that.<br /><br />Simply put, these folks had nothing to lose by taking part in these tea parties. Its a pretty tame version of any sort of protest which our nation was birthed out of. I can only imagine what the new American 'revolution' will be... rich white people standing around in uppity parks 'declaring' a new republic or something.<br /><br />Even during the Vietnam War, people burned their draft cards in protest. They didnt just complain about how lame the war was... they put their butts on the line and did something illegal. Real protest. When are we going to get that?kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276922987323900327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-10411306871375427002009-04-17T20:43:00.000-05:002009-04-17T20:43:00.000-05:00I'll be having a cuppa to-morrow at the Fort Wayne...I'll be having a cuppa to-morrow at the Fort Wayne Courthouse. I've invited several people to come and enjoy the scones. :DFriend of the Predigtamthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931097831532248680noreply@blogger.com