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Which is radical fringe is worse? The Weather Underground or the Tea Party? Why?

Which radical fringe organization is worse? Why?

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DiAnna said:
Let's see, if we're going to compare a political movement started in 2009 with a terrorist organization which has been defunct for nearly 40 years, perhaps we should also compare the left-wing PETA to the right-wing 1920's KKK. Makes as much sense.
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That's actually a fairly accurate comparison.
 
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haymarket said:
The Weather underground has been gone for like over forty years now. Perhaps we should be worried about August Spies and Albert Parsons as well?
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translated ^ honest debate is not possible
 
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molten_dragon said:
The standard didn't change at all.

Hitler was worse.
Obama is worse.

Notice the usage of past and present tense there.

It wasn't meant to be a serious post in the first place. It was meant to make fun of the stupidity of asking which of the two groups is worse when one has been inactive for 40 years.
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The groups were compared as idealologies not about activity in time periods, I shouldn't have to explain this on an adult board
 
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Tothian said:
The Tea Party is the best thing that has ever happened to the United States. If you are against the Tea Party, then you are wrong. There is no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
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The best things that ever happened to the Unite States were the Civil War and the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

I am not against the Tea Party, but I am opposed to the reactionary ideas that some of its members would like to put in place.
 
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lizzie said:
I'm just not sure what is so radical and fringe about the idea of downsizing government, and reducing the power of the feds. Maybe it's just me ;).
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And me.
 
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shrubnose said:
The best things that ever happened to the Unite States were the Civil War and the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

I am not against the Tea Party, but I am opposed to the reactionary ideas that some of its members would like to put in place.
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Do you agree with all the members of the Democratic Party?
 
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loader said:
Do you agree with all the members of the Democratic Party?
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Do you agree with all of the members of the GOP?




Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP.
 
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Rocketman said:
The groups were compared as idealologies not about activity in time periods, I shouldn't have to explain this on an adult board
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If it's just about ideologies, then the fact that The Weather Underground engaged in bombings shouldn't matter.

Choosing a 40-year-old terrorist group to compare the Tea Party to was a transparent attempt to make them look better by comparison and nothing more. You could just as easily replace the Weather Underground in that comparison with Hitler, cancer, dogs crapping on your front lawn, Hurricane Katrina, or the ebola virus and achieve the same result. And the comparisons would be just about as silly.
 
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Rocketman said:
translated ^ honest debate is not possible
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When you ask for "honest debate" based on an absurd and ridiculous premise - perhaps you are correct.
 
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molten_dragon said:
If it's just about ideologies, then the fact that The Weather Underground engaged in bombings shouldn't matter.

Choosing a 40-year-old terrorist group to compare the Tea Party to was a transparent attempt to make them look better by comparison and nothing more. You could just as easily replace the Weather Underground in that comparison with Hitler, cancer, dogs crapping on your front lawn, Hurricane Katrina, or the ebola virus and achieve the same result. And the comparisons would be just about as silly.
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How can you see yourself on the Poll, some forum members think, the Tea Party, the worst then terrorist organization.

Tea Party combines intelligent and kind people who want to benefit the own country by the Constitutional way. In Weser underground was smelly ferrets who killed police officers. And anyway, there are many pinheads who think they are better than conservative citizens who want to save the country. Very sad.
 
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Rocketman said:
The groups were compared as idealologies not about activity in time periods, I shouldn't have to explain this on an adult board
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Yes, it is radical to speak out against the US government. Putting violence tactics aside, (which is obviously radical in any situation) even people who peacefully condemn the US government for its acts of terrorism is perceived as radical because it is not mainstream. While this may be more common in other countries it is not at all here. So, often people in group two or lumped in with group one and therefore the message gets lost. It's a tactic called Ad Hominem. So, it's not really fair to compare the two groups based on "ideology" presuming both are speaking out against the US government. Let's face it, the Tea Party's beef with government has absolutely nothing at all to do with the underpinning dislike for government the Underground Weathermen acted out inappropriately against. Many people who were angered about the Vietnam War didn't blow up government buildings to prove an important point.
 
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lizzie said:
I'm just not sure what is so radical and fringe about the idea of downsizing government, and reducing the power of the feds. Maybe it's just me ;).
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Oooooh, check your premises Lizzie, check your premises!

We are a nation that absolutely DEPENDS on our benevolent government for our life, our liberty, our wealth, and [now] our health - and woe be the one who DARES suggest we downsize, or reduce the power of that!
 
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Btw - 9 people thus far actually believe the weathermen are better than the Tea Party.
 
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falcata said:
If the weather underground group has used violence I would have to say them. As much as I may dislike their message, I've personally never heard of the Tea party utilizing organized violence of any kind.
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Thank you for your non-partisan view on that.
 
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Rocketman said:
We all have heard how radical the Tea Party is and how out of touch they are with reality. So how do the compare with the radical left organization calling themselves the Weather Underground formed in Ann Arbor from the SDS. The Weather Underground seemed pretty much out there and used violence to make their point. Please state your opinion.
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The tea party isn't really some radical fringe group. They're just a propaganda party for the GOP.
 
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shrubnose said:
Do you agree with all of the members of the GOP?
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Of course not. So why are you writing about "some members of the Tea Party?"
 
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loader said:
Of course not.
So why are you writing about "some members of the Tea Party?
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Because I don't like the direction that they would like to take the USA in.
 
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loader said:
How can you see yourself on the Poll, some forum members think, the Tea Party, the worst then terrorist organization.

Tea Party combines intelligent and kind people who want to benefit the own country by the Constitutional way. In Weser underground was smelly ferrets who killed police officers. And anyway, there are many pinheads who think they are better than conservative citizens who want to save the country. Very sad.
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Huh? You're not making a whole lot of sense here.
 
Re: Which is radical fringe is worse? The Weather Underground or the Tea Party? Wh

I couldn't answer the poll because there wasn't a "none of the above" choice. That would have been my choice for a couple of reasons.

1. There is no Weather Underground. They are defunct. Your comparison is like asking which is worse...The LaRouche Campaign (also defunct) or the Tea Party.

2. The Tea Party is not "radical" and they are not "fringe".
 
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Mycroft said:
I couldn't answer the poll because there wasn't a "none of the above" choice. That would have been my choice for a couple of reasons.

1. There is no Weather Underground. They are defunct. Your comparison is like asking which is worse...The LaRouche Campaign (also defunct) or the Tea Party.

2. The Tea Party is not "radical" and they are not "fringe".
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They're lunatic fringe, radical right nutjobs, in my opinion. They might yet become dangerous but the name, 'tea party' is so ambiguous they'll be easy to disown. That loophole has already come in handy.
 
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Grand Mal said:
They're lunatic fringe, radical right nutjobs, in my opinion. They might yet become dangerous but the name, 'tea party' is so ambiguous they'll be easy to disown. That loophole has already come in handy.
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Well, you are certainly free to your own hyperbolic opinion of the Tea Party, but I would hardly think any sane person would place them in with the likes of The Weathermen, who were, indeed, radical and fringe.

You know, now that I think about it, a much better comparison would be The Weathermen and The LaRouche Campaign...except that the LaRouche group were a Democrat-loving, ultra-left group and you are probably not interested in such a comparison.
 
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Mycroft said:
Well, you are certainly free to your own hyperbolic opinion of the Tea Party, but I would hardly think any sane person would place them in with the likes of The Weathermen, who were, indeed, radical and fringe.
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For one thing, the Weather Underground is defunct and, therefore, irrelevant. It's like asking if the Southern Poverty Law Center is worse than the House Unamerican Activities Committee. There is no right answer. Have you stopped beating your wife?
 
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Grand Mal said:
For one thing, the Weather Underground is defunct and, therefore, irrelevant. It's like asking if the Southern Poverty Law Center is worse than the House Unamerican Activities Committee. There is no right answer. Have you stopped beating your wife?
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You do know, don't you, that the post you made that characterized the Tea Party as "...lunatic fringe, radical right nutjobs, in my opinion." was in response to my first post in this thread which said exactly the same thing...that The Weather Underground were defunct.

So tell me something else, Captain Obvious.

LOL!!
 
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Rocketman said:
Ask a liberal, they will tell the Tea Party is nothing but older white racist pigs among other things
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And, would any , even one, member of the "tea party" be honest enough to admit this hatred and racism ??
And, tea partyers, exactly where are you going to pare or trim down government ?
And why ?
 
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Rocketman said:
anything left or right of center will always be considered radical. I am surprised you voted the for the group that has NEVER blown up any government buildings or killed anyone. How can you justify that thinking?
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The "center" is forever shifting...The only thing that should be radical is the 1% positions (extremism).....left and right...
If the 98% ever learn to work together and compromise........
 
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