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[oportet.livejournal.com]

I'm not a liberal, but if I was, I can't imagine what I would have against the Tea Party movement - so hopefully a liberal/democrat could help me out with this.

I understand the movement is made up mostly of conservatives, so wouldn't that either be a good, or at worst, neutral thing for you when elections come around?

Sure, the Tea Party isn't an official party with representatives, but when a big (or the big) election comes around, they'll most likely endorse someone (If they don't, that would fall under neutral). If the person/people they back are Republican, you saw it coming, and you'll pretty much have the same outcome there would have been if the TP never existed (again, neutral result). If the person/people they back aren't Republican, it wouldn't be taking many, if any, votes away from your side - nowhere near the number it would be taking away from Republicans (this would fall under good for you).

Or am I missing something?

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[malasadas.livejournal.com]

Both parties have them

Conceding that point, we're still left with how we respond to them.

I and many of my liberal friends refused to attend anti-war rallies because the anti-war movement refused to exert message control -- they were open ground for Truthers and a hodge-podge of various nuts. I personally refused to stand up and be counted WITH those people even though I oppose the war in Iraq.

If you stand side-by-side with the people at the Tea Parties waving birther signs or saying Obama is going to enacy white slavery and don't confront them, you are giving them your approval by silence. If the Tea Party as a movement does nothing to remove their messages from the rallies then the MOVEMENT is tainted by them.

Clucking about "both parties" doesn't make that go away.