I guess the biggest difference would be the people. The Wall Streeters are young and are of different colors! Both say we've been shafted on the American Dream. Tea Partiers say it's strictly the government's fault--more specifically the Democrats. Wall Streeters say it's the evil corporations who are trying to, gasp, make money!
The Tea Party is anti-bailout, anti-stimulus, sort of anti-corporate welfare, and definitely anti-big gov't. The Wall Street protesters? Not sure if they're anti any of those. I think they just want jobs.
So exactly which America do the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street groups want back? Is it the same one? Or complete opposites? And do they really want something back (meaning they once had it) or do they want to turn society into their version of Utopia?
Wouldn't it be interesting if they both got politically stronger (the Tea Party is doing pretty well currently) and formed a common anti-the-way-things-are-now-in-Washington message? The Establishment would be runnin' scared!
No, these definitely aren't Tea Party people |
What does The Tequila Party think of all this? We will join in with whichever side has the biggest margarita machine!
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