posted on Feb, 17 2010 @ 04:23 PM
reply to post by ExPostFacto
I know there are people that were involved in the begginings of the grass roots movement who are extremely dissatisfied with the TPM and have worked
to dissasociate themselves and on-going campaigns from the TPM.
there are probably some who were less informed, that were in the original movement, and have been coopted by people like glenn beck and palin. The
people in charge of the TPM do not hold the ideals on which the movement started, they wholly endorse corporate driven politics, and are out for fame
and money, as can be seen witth the recent TPM fiasco that was hounded by bad press for outrageous ticket fees and Palins demand for an enormous
appearance fee.
Then there are those who blindly rushed into the TPM largely because they are ignorant blind conservatives. these are people that follow the
republican party because they hate jews and immigrants and progressive movements and the such. these people love the TPM because it has less restraint
and is more radical or fundamental than the GOP. (note this is my opinion, many will probably disagree, but there are people out there that fit this
category.)
andd there are also people that are not racist or prejudiced but just follow the TPM because they actually beleive what the leaders are saying.
i think that largelly people involved in the TPM do not realize what the original intent was and focus on fringe issues or propaganda. I think there
are valid questions about topics such as Obamas birth record, but these issues have led to ignorant people who focus soley on that issue as a reason
obama is unfit. or you get the people howling about fiscal responsibility while supporting Palin who was running with McCain and a platform that was
pretty much the exact same as Obamas, just insignificantly smaller and providing kickbacks to different interest groups.
what you have with the TPM is a largely fannatical group that focuses on big hype issues. if a TPM candidate such as Palin actually won an election
you would see the SOS because the entire movement has abandoned the aim of accountable government.
Sorry this rant went longer than i intended. short answer:I think the supporters of the TPM are ignorant of the real issues and are led by propoganda.