These
people will not tolerate any dissensions in the ranks at any level. They will
beat the drums against anyone that they feel will not carry out their agenda in
lock-step with their philosophical underpinnings. This is the definition of
intolerance. Moreover, they love to attack liberals or progressives and label
them as socialists and do not consider this as intolerant speech.
These
people that they like to identify as such usually fit under one tent branded
with a capital D. The hated Democrats were the enemy that all true conservatives
could rail and rally against. They represented the evil empire of knowledge and
acceptance, which believed that people no matter their color, religion or
sexual orientation were welcome to join just as they were. This group was an
easy target for the ultra-conservatives who saw themselves as knights on white
horses out to save the world from all the evil that came from these despicable
creatures.
The
world was right when the lines of good and evil were so clearly demarcated,
however, something changed in the water once the Tea Party rolled onto the
scene. Clear and traditional boundaries between political parties and
ideologies suddenly evaporated. Those called traditional or moderate
Republicans are now the target of ultra-conservatives. They are seen as
traitors to the cause of freedom, liberty and Christianity because they see the
value in the idea of compromise.
For the
Tea Party, any and every one that refuses to follow their lead is the enemy.
These fanatical followers of narrow-minded policies are unable to see that
freedom and democracy are based on the tradition of compromise. Compromise is as hated a word as socialist,
liberal, progressive and moderate Republican.
If it wasn’t
for George Washington and his ability to broker a deal, there would be no
constitution and we would be living under the Articles of Confederation, which
nearly destroyed what we understand to be the United States of America. These
new right-wing, Tea Party blatherers would have one believe that any dissention
that is not initiated by them is un-American.
But, it
is more than that. Whenever you question these ultra-conservatives’ motives,
you are now infringing on their freedom, but when they are attacking
progressive philosophies, they are exorcising their God given freedoms. For
them, freedom is a one-way street in which they are in sole possession of the
right-of-way, and the rest of society better get the hell off the road or be
run over in the process.
It is
the arrogance of this position and their talking points that I find so
infuriating. They see themselves as the only ones that know what is going on in
the world, and the rest of us need to bow down to their intellectual
superiority. No matter which side of the aisle you fall, you must subvert your
views to theirs or be attacked mercilessly.
What
they fail to understand is the power of dialogue and how it has been used and
is being used to foster the growth of the democratic principle known as: cooperation.
George Washington so believed in this principal that he forsook the idea of
political parties and saw them as the bane of our republic. He believed that
they would lead the country into the kind of impasse that is transpiring today.
For the
ultra-right-wing, Tea Party conservatives there is no concession possible in
politics. This concept is as foreign and distasteful to them as water is to
cats. They will do any and everything in their power not to concede a position
or idea no matter the costs. It is time to end their reign of terror over the
American people and vote them out of office, moreover, demonstrate through the
power of the polls and grassroots organizations that money does not determine
the fate of America and we will not stand for their brand of intolerance.
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