I think a better analogy is, the Tea Party is like the Jedi in the Star Wars prequels.
For the most part, they are earnest and mean well but not too bright. In the end, they will win. And only then will they realize they've been working for the dark side the whole time. Only then will they realize the disastrous conclusion of their campaign.
And of course, by then it will be too late.
If it makes you feel any better, just like the younglings at Jedi HQ, the Tea Party folks will be the first up against the w
By "Dark Side" I mean, widespread implementation of Tea Party ideals in US government is not in the best interest of most members of the Tea Party, any more than victory by the Empire was in the long term interests of the Jedi.
My side is that those who benefited most from the policies that resulted in the huge government debt should play a proportional role in paying off that debt.
Another aspect of the Jedi comparison which did not occur to me originally but I think is interesting is eventually you reach a
Ah. Dark side means "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."
That's...universal, and not really a dark side.
My side is that those who benefited most from the policies that resulted in the huge government debt should play a proportional role in paying off that debt.
Then why have government redistribution? Just have people pay for what they use in a market system.
Call me a cynic if you will, but how much do you think the winner of the next presidential election will effect those people's lives?
Ah. Dark side means "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."
I think of it more as, Dark Side means, "think about why you are wishing for a particular outcome; do the people pointing you towards a particular outcome have a hidden agenda?"
The one before that has gotten us into several badly defined wars, and bailed out banks which should have died due to their bad business policy.
For the most part what the current president has done was strictly reactionary for the given situation (wars, economy, etc.). In the same situation, with the same Congress, I don't think the world would be a much different place if McCain had won.
As for the previous president, in the end we got expansions of the size of government (
"That Sauron [Koch] bred them none doubted...Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race, strong, agile, fierce and cunning, [or rather: obese, clumsy, loud and moronic] but harder than stone. [mentally, at least] Unlike the older race of the Twilight they could endure the Sun, so long as the will of Sauron held sway over them. They spoke little, and the only tongue that they knew was the Black Speech of Barad-dur" [Fox]
We have a equal opportunity Calculus class -- it's fully integrated.
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I think a better analogy is, the Tea Party is like the Jedi in the Star Wars prequels.
For the most part, they are earnest and mean well but not too bright. In the end, they will win. And only then will they realize they've been working for the dark side the whole time. Only then will they realize the disastrous conclusion of their campaign.
And of course, by then it will be too late.
If it makes you feel any better, just like the younglings at Jedi HQ, the Tea Party folks will be the first up against the w
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Do the Tea Partiers like to kiss their siblings?
And/or wookies?
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Hi, Tea Partier here.
What "Dark Side"?
And what makes you so confident that this isn't the case for your side?
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By "Dark Side" I mean, widespread implementation of Tea Party ideals in US government is not in the best interest of most members of the Tea Party, any more than victory by the Empire was in the long term interests of the Jedi.
My side is that those who benefited most from the policies that resulted in the huge government debt should play a proportional role in paying off that debt.
Another aspect of the Jedi comparison which did not occur to me originally but I think is interesting is eventually you reach a
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Ah. Dark side means "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."
That's...universal, and not really a dark side.
My side is that those who benefited most from the policies that resulted in the huge government debt should play a proportional role in paying off that debt.
Then why have government redistribution? Just have people pay for what they use in a market system.
Call me a cynic if you will, but how much do you think the winner of the next presidential election will effect those people's lives?
It
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Ah. Dark side means "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."
I think of it more as, Dark Side means, "think about why you are wishing for a particular outcome; do the people pointing you towards a particular outcome have a hidden agenda?"
The one before that has gotten us into several badly defined wars, and bailed out banks which should have died due to their bad business policy.
For the most part what the current president has done was strictly reactionary for the given situation (wars, economy, etc.). In the same situation, with the same Congress, I don't think the world would be a much different place if McCain had won.
As for the previous president, in the end we got expansions of the size of government (
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"That Sauron [Koch] bred them none doubted...Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race, strong, agile, fierce and cunning, [or rather: obese, clumsy, loud and moronic] but harder than stone. [mentally, at least] Unlike the older race of the Twilight they could endure the Sun, so long as the will of Sauron held sway over them. They spoke little, and the only tongue that they knew was the Black Speech of Barad-dur" [Fox]