Selective Ideology

Fuck the Tea Party and it's followers. Yeah I said it.

Why?

Simply because for all their blustering and preaching, there is not one thing about their ideology that is real. They are the political equivalent of the child that throws temper tantrums when their parents don't give them exactly what they want. Their whole ideology seems predicated on a selective morality that is rigid to those outside the group, and flexible for those within. Here's some examples:

1) Spending.

- Obama and the democrats are spending a whole lotta money (for the record, I believe democrats, Obama included, are simply the "good cop" in this dog and pony show that we call a political system) and driving up the deficit. Agreed. But the previous administration did way more damage to the economy, not only through their equally loose spending policies, but even more so with their "anything goes" approach to regulation (see housing market crash, for example).

Where was the tea party then? Where were the "Bush is a Nazi" signs, the Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck rants, the teabag hats and the don't tread on me flags? After all this country was driven from surplus into deficit way before Obama was even a murmur in the presidential race, yet for some reason all these "patriots" didn't find it urgent or worthwhile to step out and make their voice be heard...

2) War

I'll flat out state that I am against any and all wars. Regardless of my personal feelings, I find it odd that once again, there were no tea parties protesting the wars during the Bush years, yet now, they are protesting "Obama's War" in Afghanistan... How exactly did he manage to acquire full ownership in 2 years, when the war had been raging for 8 years prior?

More importantly, how did the same people that questioned someone's patriotism if they opposed either war during the last administration rationalize changing sides on the issue?

3) The role of government

There is clearly a libertarian basis for a lot of the Tea Party's arguments, and in principle I agree with concept of a non-obtrusive government. Where I diverge is when the principle of a non obtrusive government gets used to further personal agendas. How is it that the Tea Party can say the government can't provide healthcare, yet the same government is supposed to block abortion? How can they argue for freedom, when they demand the government infringe on freedom of religion and block a mosque from being built near Ground Zero?

These are just a few examples of the disconnect between their ideology and their actions. You may agree with me, you may think i'm out to lunch, but in the end...

Fuck the Tea Party

Evil hippie treehugger

It couldn't be quieter here. It soothes the mind. Almost makes you forget. And then you close your eyes. Realize that this could all be gone by the time they open.

Shouldn't some things be protected? What if your children never get to experience the overwhelming feeling of being one with nature? If all they ever know is a concrete jungle, cars for animals, buildings for trees, smoke for air. Is that our legacy?

Or do we stand and fight to give them the same priviledge we got? Do we say enough to the idiots that deny Global Warming? Forget political correctness for those who are willfully ignorant. Call it as it is. Go out of our way to make them feel like imbecils for choosing convenience over fact? Peer pressure is a powerful thing. Why not leverage it in a good way?

Just a thought.

The what, the why, and the how

And so it begins... After much deliberation, composition, rehearsal, recording, strife, and joy, we're officially putting our as-of-yet-to-be-determined footprint on the collective consciousness. Or maybe all we'll do is blow hot air for a while, then fade away into obscurity like the millions of bands before us that didn't quite "make it". Either way, we are and will be saying some things that some may take as politically inflammatory, so I feel I need to explain my basic political stance, so as to not unduly confuse anyone.

Simply put, I think it's all broken. Yes, I am a liberal, and at times in my life I have identified with the democratic party, but that prior foolishness has been replaced by the realization that in the end it's all one party: The greed party.

To me it amounts to the difference between masturbating with your right hand and masturbating with your left hand: it feels a bit different, but in the end the outcome (no pun intended) is the same. Both sides take bribes from the same people, and cater to the same wealthy interests, the only difference being if they yell or cry while they do it. You can figure out who's who in that example.

And yes, this sounds like the same old complaining you hear from everybody. And you may ask what am I doing to change things? Is simply speaking some words over music enough?

No.

So what is my substantial contribution to fixing the problem?

My plan is to start an internet referendum in this country.

Sound far fetched?

Crazy?

Naive?

Impossible?

Probably all of the above. But then think of what this country could be if the majority could be truly represented, by using the internet to direct our elected officials in their actions. Think of what would happen if we could all see, in real time, when our elected officials cater to special interest over the will of the people. Imagine what it would be like to hear the phrase "The American people want..." and have it be factually supported!

Is it worth the effort then?

And yes, simply put like this, it sounds like a pipe dream...

But stay tuned...

I will be posting the progress on this effort here, and I encourage anyone to praise, ridicule, support or debunk my concepts. In the end it all helps, and if this is gonna truly be the solution I hope it can be, i'm gonna need as many people as i can get to help me. This is by far the most massive undertaking of my life.

Also, go ahead and steal my idea if you want. If it takes someone else to figure out how to make this work so that we get on a better track, I'll happily defer any credit.

So now you know where I'm at.

And if you want to know more, just ask.

MFN