Saturday, April 30, 2011

Patriotic or Militant?

Here's a Tea Party commercial a high school boy from Alabama made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkmxG5Ta3N0&feature=related

It's about four minutes long, and it consists of still images of leaders, battles, and otherwise famous moments from the founding of our nation until today. The music in the background is similar to what you'd hear in a movie in the days leading up to war. It can signify the preparation of battle and the somberness of the time. This movie stirs a combination of patriotism and fear in the viewer; on the one hand, you're proud to be an American, to be part of the legacy. On the other, you fear the current Congress and Administration, since they both appear, according to the video, to be staunch opponents to what the so-called majority of the nation wants.

The Tea Party, or the 'Taxed Enough Already' Party has come out strongly against the Obama administration's domestic policy, but specifically, its economic policy. It doesn't seem to clearly state what changes need to take place in order to make our country better and stronger, except that we are taxed too much. Instead of this riling up and fear mongering, I'd rather see concrete suggestions for how we can change, how policies can be shifted to make the country a better place. I'm tired of all the complaining.

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