Tea Party membership driven by white people who hate brown people, sez science

[Ryantology]

And sometimes, science just sez what we already know to be true: hard-right conservatives are human beings, if one only speaks of their taxonomy.

[DeistPaladin]

From the article:

“At least to some degree, the Tea Party movement is an outlet for mobilizing and expressing racialized grievances which have been symbolically magnified by the election of the nation’s first black president,” writes a research team led by Florida State University sociologist Daniel Tope.

Why do whites have any "racialized grievances"? What are these grievances? If the Tea Baggers were black with grievances, I'd at least understand that. You'd have no problem coming up with a list of grievances there. How has white American been wronged or mistreated?

[abaris]

As far as I understand it, it's all about rich people, filthy rich people and Koch brothers financing a flashmob of imbeciles to lobby for their interests. The financers of the Tea party wouldn't even deign to wipe their asses with the ones tricked into believing to be the grassroot movement of freedom. The ones following the call are only playing to their natural charms of being racist, bigotted and proudly ignorant.

[Rev. Rye]

Why do whites have any "racialized grievances"? What are these grievances? If the Tea Baggers were black with grievances, I'd at least understand that. You'd have no problem coming up with a list of grievances there. How has white American been wronged or mistreated?

Simple; it's the same thing as with fundamentalists. They confuse not having the power to oppress others who aren't like them with being oppressed themselves.

[Minimalist]

Why do whites have any "racialized grievances"?

Cuz de gub'mint now tells them "no." Like three year-olds, they don't like hearing "no."

[FatAndFaithless]

Why do whites have any "racialized grievances"? What are these grievances? If the Tea Baggers were black with grievances, I'd at least understand that. You'd have no problem coming up with a list of grievances there. How has white American been wronged or mistreated?

Well...y'know when they took our slaves away..that was pretty rough on us..

[dimaniac]

Rich people keep america strong. If you want America to be competitive in 21 century you have to vote for Republicans. Is it better than being irrelevant socialist paradise like Sweden or Denmark? idk

[The Grand Nudger]

They make us strong....by sheltering their vast wealth from America, in places other than America. By exporting wealth to other countries where the labor force can be more adequetely exploited, or where goods can more be more rapaciously consolidated.....in the process, making enemies of people the world over.

So stronk, so very, very stronk. Just don't know what we'd do without those motherfuckers.....

If Sweden or Denmark had our resources at it's disposal - and we had only theirs at ours...it's likely that we'd be on our knees offering to suck their dicks for a handout. Our policies don't work in a vacuum. Aren't you forgetting about that other "socialist utopia"..China, btw? Don't get me wrong. 'Murica, fuck yeah! I'd rather live here than any of those places mentioned. I just don't think that I'd like to live in a "republican utopia" anymore than a "socialist utopia". Choice between shit and a shit sandwich. So no, I don;t -have- to vote republican, and I wouldn't - because I want better for our country. Before you get your panties in a twist, I don't think the democrats have much to offer either, at present. I'd still have to choose between shit and a shit sandwich at the polls - but at least they're both my favorite flavor of shit, American shit. The only thing they have in their favor- to me- is that I could mark the box and not feel the urge to cut off my hand for having been associated with them in any way. None of this matters, of course...lol - I don't vote - but I think about it alot...I'm always hawking around waiting for something to put my hancock on.

[FatAndFaithless]

What does "keeping america competitive" have to do with shitting on women's rights, outlawing abortion, fighting gay marriage, utter science-denial, and crowbarring "God" into everything? Cause that's what you'll get with the GOP.

[dimaniac]

They make us strong....by sheltering their vast wealth from America, in places other than America. By exporting wealth to other countries where the labor force can be more adequetely exploited, or where goods can more be more rapaciously consolidated.....in the process, making enemies of people the world over.

Manual labor will be automated in next 20 years.

If Sweden or Denmark had our resources

America doesn't really need resources it needs means of production.

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utter science-denial

Rich people don't deny science.