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Originally Posted by HPLovecraft
If those were the only "ideas," I'd be okay with it, but if it were, the American version would be a lot different than it currently is. I wouldn't trust it to be free of religious ideology, considering the guy wanting to begin the "movement" up here is an admirer of the American Tea Party original. I don't like the idea of importing something like that into Canada. Name it something different (and less American), and go in a different direction with it -- that way you don't attract the wackos in the process.
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You do realize that the original idea of the American Tea Party was to protest the US government in its current form, and like any other party, a small select number of 'extremists' have promoted their religious idea, which you and everyone else chooses to focus on instead of realizing the original intent.
Canadians by and far aren't overly religious when it comes to a political message. Even our evil conservatives aren't overly religious.
The closest thing to the Tea Party in Canada would be the Wildrose Alliance, and while they WILL have fundamental views amongst their members, they are primarily a party based on a small government/fiscally responsible platform. But that won't stop people who think the right-wing is a bunch of fundamental wackos from trying to label them as a religious fundamentalists.