Will the Teabaggers try to mimic Egypt?

[Top Cat]

I would not put it past them they really hate the POTUS...

[blogslut]

1. No

First of all, they aren't nearly as numerous as the media would have you believe. Second, their motivation is the fear of change as opposed to a desire for it.

[Top Cat]

3. I think their hate for the POTUS over rules the fear of change.

[barbiegeek]

2. Yes, they are already trying

[MrModerate]

4. The "oppression" they whine about is illusory . . . except that imposed by their own fantasies . . .

Which, paradoxically, is real (in the sense that it imprisons them in the meat cages of their brains).

Most people -- even most rightwing people -- don't go around continuously picking at the scabs of their resentment. Teabaggers are loud, deluded, and (outside of the unjustified and temporarily high profile given them by the slovenly media) unimportant.

You will not be seeing hundreds of thousands of people in US streets protesting the government, because sensible people don't feel seriously oppressed by it.

(Which is not to say that the US government doesn't need -- as all large bureaucracies do -- to be brought up short sometimes.)

[drm604]

5. No

The Egyptian revolt is a youth revolt.

Egypt: http://tinyurl.com/4ed7hvq

Tea Party: http://tinyurl.com/4bclblx

[Jennicut]

6. Exactly. The tea party is a movement of the baby boomers and older.

Really, these movements are natural for the Middle East, where the population is young, restless, well educated but with no jobs or jobs that are low paying. They are fed up with being repressed and with the economic opportunities in their countries being extremely limited.

This says it all: "Two thirds of Egypt's 80 million people are below the age of 30, and many of them have no jobs. About 40 percent of Egyptians live on less than $2 a day." http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/28/us-egypt-protest-youth-idUSTRE70R2UP20110128

[Raine1967]

8. +1

pictures speak a thousand words.

these 2 did.

[Bennyboy]

7. The teabggers I know are talking about his right now

On other websites. Talking guns and dictators and all that talk. But I talked all that revolution crap for 8 years myself. So let em have it.

[GSLevel9]

9. why would they do that?

they got their way in November... why would they start a revolt?????

[Top Cat]

11. they still have not removed the POTUS from office

[GSLevel9]

14. if we still have 9%+ UE and soldiers dying...

they might have a chance.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

18. They have a problem.

We all know about "driving while Black".

Their problem is "Governing while Black".

:shrug:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. can I spray them if they revolt?

[Top Cat]

12. Lol

[customerserviceguy]

13. So far

they've gotten quite a way using the ballot box, I would expect them to keep on doing that.

They got a lot of their people elected, and their movement didn't even exist two years ago. They're nowhere near street protests with water cannons shooting at them.

[craigmatic]

15. No because they have the house and the repubs would frown on that sort of thing especially when '12

is right around the corner. It'll make them look even worse.

[boppers]

16. They thought they already did.

Not much came of it, though... there just weren't enough people.

[Skittles]

17. I am angrier than any fucking teabagger

at least I know who to fucking BLAME for my anger - that's what sets me apart from fucking TEABAGGERS

[Top Cat]

34. Kick

[RichGirl]

19. Observation.....

I don't know any tea baggers but I do know gun owners. At their core there is deep fear. It's a psychological thing. They truly believe that some unknown boogie man is out to get them. The gun is for protection. None of these people have ever been threatened and they've never actually used their guns.

So...they talk a big story about going up to Washington fully armed to take down the government...but they are way too scared to do it. They'll be in the planning of it...but when the day arrives there will be a lot of tummy aches.

Bottom line...only those who are mentally ill in someway would engage in this and fortunately there aren't enough of them.

On edit: These people, that I know, have many fears. They are afraid of the dark, afraid of small places. Afraid of heights. I know guys who have never been on an airplane. When they were young it was the fear of heights, now, they claim it's because they can't take their guns. Yeah right....

[GoCubsGo]

22. The boogieman isn't unknown.

It's the government, the Trilateral Commission, Commies, Mesicans, Jooz, Neegores, Soshialists, libruls, atheists, deficits, science, Islamists, spacemen, furriners...basically, anyone or anything the propagandists tell them to fear. You are exactly right about their core fears of everything that is alien to them. I wouldn't lump all gun owners into that group, however. I know several people who don't fit the bed-wetter mold who own guns, mainly for hunting.

[RichGirl]

27. I should have said handgun.

I kind of separate hunters from those who own handguns and carry them everywhere they go.

Way back when I actually bothered to chat with right wingers on the internet, I pointed out to one that I just never felt the need for a gun. He listed off all the horrible things that could happen to me. He said he'd never allow his wife to leave the house without a gun. I know that shit happens but what a horrible way to live. To not even go to get groceries without feeling like someone might attack you.

[Vinca]

20. I imagine 99.9% of them are more interested in the Kardashians than Egypt,

but it is a concern because they're such a bunch of gun worshippers.

[GoCubsGo]

21. Only if there are enough Portalets available.

I can't imagine these people taking to the streets. That would mean removing their butts from their lawn chairs.

[ClassWarrior]

23. Egypt with lawn chairs.

:rofl:

NGU.

[Enrique]

26. those ladies are asking for some tear gas

:rofl:

[HughBeaumont]

30. Why is it when I look at that photo, I hear Richard Simmons encouraging them?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

24. I wonder

which side the so-called "Oath Keepers" would come down on? :shrug:

[Enrique]

25. they better start getting in shape

there's lots of running involved in street protests. Those Egyptian protesters looked pretty lean.

[RichGirl]

28. Starvation does that to you.

More effective than Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, etc.

[name not needed]

29. So does a diet that doesn't involve food loaded with corn syrup and growth hormones.

[Malikshah]

31. Of course not. They are part of the elite. They are funded by the elite.

The Teabaggers are a classic example of elite conservatives in a country duping the more stupid among their fellow conservative types to do their bidding.

[rasputin1952]

32. No...

for all of their theatrics and hyperbole, essentially they are cowards; pretty stupid ones at that.

Now that Rand Paul has come out with his "playbook" on how to deal with government spending, most are backing away from him, and a lot are abandoning the "party".

Cutting education, and seeing their SS>medicare cut to the bone is too much, they are afraid they'll actually get what they demanded. No more SS payments or Medicare to cover their overwhelming older bodies.

The "agenda" looked good to them on paper, but the results would be disastrous if put into play. As for them hitting the streets in a show of force...forget it, like I said, they are cowards.

[Top Cat]

33. I hope you are right..

[jenmito]

35. There were a few posters HERE who threatened that the Obama admin. should

take notes (or some similar phrase) re: Egypt because that's what can happen if you don't pay attention to what the people want.