I think that the Tea Party is an inherently flawed idea on many, many levels. The kind of separation between the government and the people they look for won't protect the people from corrupt politicians, but rather it will lead to a general feeling of apathy toward government from the people. If the government doesn't play any meaningful role in our lives, we won't feel the need to hold it accountable for its actions. A Tea Party government could not feasibly be a government for the people! With minimal obligations to the people and minimal public funding, what would the government do? Would it still fund the military? As unsettling as a powerful government is, there is only one real way to control it. To marry ourselves to it. We need to demand more from the government and raise our voices in protest if we feel it is overstepping its bounds or operating irresponsibly.
There is one other problem I have with the Tea Party. I understand the threat played by the government, but, frankly, corporations terrify me much more seriously. The government is controlled by people, corporations by money. Which do you trust more?
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