Freedom of speech is good, but I remember the protests of the 1960's, the crowds got unruly, the police moved in with riot gear, gas, water cannons. People died. Do you really want this to start all over again, when there are so many more important things to fix in America?

The nation voted last Nov 7th and the dems won. They won the presidency, they won the house, and they won the senate. So were just gona have to suck it up for 4 years. And work togeather to fix the problems, not cause more problems.

Points to the bum on the street ratting his tin cup..
got any change?

By the way, real change doesn't come from the mob.

Originally posted by Eye of Horus
Freedom of speech is good, but I remember the protests of the 1960's, the crowds got unruly, the police moved in with riot gear, gas, water cannons. People died. Do you really want this to start all over again, when there are so many more important things to fix in America?

The nation voted last Nov 7th and the dems won. They won the presidency, they won the house, and they won the senate. So were just gona have to suck it up for 4 years. And work togeather to fix the problems, not cause more problems.

Points to the bum on the street ratting his tin cup..
got any change?

By the way, real change doesn't come from the mob.

Man, you are so right. These dirty protesters should be quiet, send in their money and fear their government like respectable folk.

/sarcasm off

Whats wrong with people speaking their mind peacefully? Are you saying the majority won so the minority have no rights? Seriously? That because people are afraid peace officers could get out of hand that they should just stifle their voice?

Your words.
" That single act of laziness on the part of our representatives stimulated these rallies"

My Words.

All politican's Lie, and the biggest liar gets to be president.
That how the power elite play the game. And to them none of us matter.
So instead of marching, and causing problems what do you do? You learn to play there game, and beat them from within.

A couple of posters have implied that the protesters are "trouble makers".

I have not seen a single news story of any kind of trouble at any of these Tea Parties. Has anyone else?

Isn't it amazing that millions of people turned out today to protest government spending and no crimes have been reported other than littering and J-walking?

You can't get more than 3 Code Pink ladies together without a minor riot breaking out!

Yet, millions of angry citizens turn out to the Tea Parties and no acts of violence!

Just amazing.

Originally posted by Eye of HorusBy the way, real change doesn't come from the mob.

So you're saying that the mob of Colonists that first dumped the tea into the Boston harbor didn't cause any change? Sir, I think you're forgetting that the mob has the power to change anything. All they have to do is get the courage to stand up and shout about it.

How do you think that religion has so much power?

Thank you Tentickles for this wonderful thread (I really need to take the time to find out how to imbed You Tube Videos as well as my own as I have several I could share if I knew how), your work on this is evidently very thoughtful and expressive. Indeed, I was going to post a thread on the subject until I saw yours – what can one add to such a presentation as your thread represents.

I am saddened that I had to go to my local Tea Party with my wheel chair as walking on crutches and carrying a sign would have been a bit much; for the same reason I was not carrying my camera. However, if you would allow me, I would like to share a few thoughts with readers of your thread from this veteran’s point of view.

First, as soon as other vets saw me in my lifers’ patch jacket we had a small group discussion that was very informative. I really think that the day is far more spent then most Tea Party attendees know. There is an undercurrent of strong discontent I have not seen since the beginning of the Patriot movement in the mid nineteen nineties; a perception that “Something Wicked This Way Comes” that belies other past political protest. It is almost a palpable understanding that we as a nation are on the verge, or perhaps convergence, of a series of events that will define our national destiny.

If not clearly articulated, it is for certain a subconscious understanding that doing nothing is no longer an option; as if each daily new assault on our liberty through the continued grab of power and governmental intrusion into ever more intimate areas of all of our lives is following some type of script. Among the veterans I talked to, two of which had voted for President Obama, there was a resignation to the inevitable; an old soldiers internal warning of impending danger. This is being reflected by the stockpiling of weapons and food stuffs, among them as well as by individuals who would have thought such activities insane just a few months before.

This resignation to the inevitable is not symptomatic of the wild eyed reactionary that most would picture involved in such activities, but among individuals that have seen that hand writing on the wall before and are calmly preparing. This is what was so intriguing to me; no anger or vulgarity, no rush to the bulk wards with weapons at the ready, just a calm certainty of where this parade is heading. Indeed, one individual had a copy of the Library of Congresses published version of General George Washington’s Vision for America. I was even startled to see several “We Came Unarmed This Time” signs, or variants thereof, carried by people who looked as if they would not know which end of a riffle was dangerous.

It is for this reason that the presses maligning of the protestors and their denigration of their grass roots effort is so hazardous. The succession movement is emblematic of this growing quiet resignation that Washington will not hear or heed the people; that both parties have forsaken the Constitution and common sense and things will not change even if all incumbents are thrown out, due to the deep seated culture of lobbyist graft, Trilateralist and Council of Foreign Relations global mindset.

While it is my profound prayer that sanity will return to our elected officials, after observing the different groupings of people in several different ‘clicks’ of affiliations and the tone and tempo of their conversations, I as well as many others do not buy it. It was therefore the quiet resignation of some, that is more fearsome than the rants of wild-eyed fanatics could ever be, as it signals the awakening of the silent majority of ‘fly over country’ Americans. The day is far spent.

Flagged and a star, thank you again.

Moved to correct thread.

Thanks for sharing. Great post and great pics. We can't trust the media to be truthful, so it's nice to have real people with boots on the ground taking photos and sharing the experience with us.
You rock!

Seen from outside of the USA, all these tea-parties are frightening and amazing both at the same time.

It's amazing that the revolution in America seems to come not under the guilty Bush administration but under the very administration who is trying to remedy the problem.

It's frightening that it appears (from outside your land, Americans) that it's mainly racism that is driving this revolt. You may not see it from inside because of subjectivity. But last monthes, the threads here at ATS changed a lot towards racism and crazyness against a "black" guy.


I applaud you USians who elected a black president and who were ready to elect a woman (HC). You set a precedent for the world. Shame that it seems Obama will be the one present during the revolt, and that involuntarily he is part of the cause.

Do what you want with my post, I tell it like I see it.