[Vision2020] Teabaggers

[Garrett Clevenger]

Donovan writes:


"Teabaggers is an ad hominem attack, because it is an attempt to degrade some of the legitimate concerns of tens of millions of Americans by giving them a name which is perceived as an sexual pejorative."




I think it's been stated clearly that not everyone who refers to teabaggers as teabaggers is doing so to insinuate sexual proclivity.


At least to me teabaggers are contemporty "tea partiers" exploiting the 18th century Tea Party movement for political purposes.


They are carpet baggers in that regard so are thus teabaggers.  It has nothing to do with where they stick "it."


To me the offensive thing is teabaggers being cocky enough to presume they speak for the original Tea Party colonists.


There is nothing wrong with telling it like it is: that these "tens of millions" of teabaggers are part of an uncivil hypocritical movement that seems dangerous and out of touch.


How many of them even drink tea?


That's not to say that I don't agree with everything the teabaggers are saying, because Donovan is correct in saying they have legitimate concerns.


That doesn't mean that they are somehow the modern day equivalent of the original Tea Partiers.


For one thing the "taxation without representation" argument is completely different.
The least teabaggers could have done is come up with a more modern and appropriate name if they are so offended by it.
Besides, can someone tell me what's wrong with teabagging? I'm a little confused as to the problem...


Garrett Clevenger
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