15 September 2009

Teabagger ancestors

I keep thinking that the 9/12 teabagger rally in Washington DC reminded me of some other major public event in DC? I'm trying to narrow it down.

Let's think...

Nearly all white? Check.
Funny costumes? Check.
Lots of ignorant Southerners? Check.
Patriotic flag-waving? Check.
Overt racism? Check.
Concerned about wanting to "take back our country"? Check.
Intimidation by the threat of violence? Check.

Now I think I remember the event I was thinking of...



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6 comments:

  1. the narratorSeptember 15, 2009 at 11:41 PM

    You're such a fascist.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    You might become the Rush Limbaugh of Liberalism with this post...

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  3. UnknownSeptember 20, 2009 at 10:50 PM

    If so, can I be the leader of my party?

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2009 at 7:59 PM

    You're kidding right? Are you really that incapable of making meaningful historical comparisons?

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  5. UnknownSeptember 27, 2009 at 8:33 PM

    Of course, its hyperbole. I don't take the teabaggers as seriously as I take the real KKK. But part of the point is to show how ridiculous and out of touch the teabaggers are for labeling Obama a communist AND a Nazi.

    Of course, I do believe that a great many teabaggers are drinking from the same well of racial grievance, wounded pride, and ignorance that the KKK does. And were we to rewind 50 years or so I would not be surprised to see the teabaggers or their parents resisting school integration and desegregation with force.

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  6. MaryBethNovember 24, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    I absolutely LOVE your camparison and am excited to share this blog with my fellow liberal (and mormon!) husband.

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