Something about the Tea Party was strangely familiar to me, even though they have been represented as a "new movement". I set about searching for similarities between the Tea Party of today and past groups. I finally found what I was looking for; a connection between most of their views and the views of the religious right. After doing even more research I realized that the Tea Party, aka the religious right, has a lot to do with other extremist religious views and beliefs.
I am going to ask a series of statements. See if you can determine which group each statement applies to.
1). This group wants to dominate women and tell them how to act. Taliban? Or Religious Right?
2). This group wants there to be a national religion, barring other religions from the country. Taliban? Or Religious Right?
3). This group wants prayer to be a prominent part of education. Taliban? Or Religious Right?
4). This group wants to dictate their morals to the rest of the population, with severe penalties for non-compliance. Taliban? Or Religious Right?
5). This group is not interested in freedom of speech. Taliban? Or Religious Right?
6). This group is not interested in freedom of religion. Taliban? Or Religious Right?
7). This group wants their “law” to be the law of the land, regardless of what the people might want. Taliban? Or Religious Right?
8). This group wants to convert the entire world into their way of thinking. Taliban? Or Religious Right?
9). This group thinks homosexuality is an abomination and should be eradicated from the face of the Earth. Taliban? Or Religious Right?
If you answered both to every one of these statements, then you are correct. As you can see, other than the country they are operating in, there is little, if any, difference between the two groups.
The Religious Right of days gone by, are the Tea Party of today. If the Tea Party, having taken over the GOP, (a dream they have had for decades), gets into power, this is the agenda they are going to pursue. Along with getting rid of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, and all of the safety nets that were put into place to keep people from ending up on the streets.
They will be forever known as the Tea Party Taliban®
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