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Originally Posted by Daradon
Not to mention they are fine with the other movement, in fact endorsed it with 'call to arms' rhetoric.
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If you are talking about the Tea party movement there is some significant differences. The Tea party's ralleys were well organized and they did have permits and kept the peace. There was not one arrest associated with the Tea party and they cleaned up after themselves. The Tea party used the ralleys to get their message out and then used their foot army to promote candidates who they helped get elected.
Political activism is great! It shows you care for your country. Civil disobedience is another thing. It should only be used when the legal avenues for change have been blocked or at the very least exhausted.
You might oppose the Tea party's ideology but, you should acknowledge that they were effective in their reach and by being smart politically proved a lot of their detractors wrong. Can this 99% movement achieve the same? Maybe but, they seem to be starting out on the wrong foot.