Published by Starfish
So after I had read that blog post that I linked you to in the last post, I couldn't get this particular video that was shared in it, off of my mind. Obviously I still can't. Maybe writing this out will help me.
For one thing, I think we can all agree that the guy being run down here is clearly a weird jerk. But that's besides the point I'm about to make. The very first of the thing that rubbed me wrong about this video (don't judge), is the guy taking the video and yelling at this racist Nazi guy. He's following Nazi guy around like a fly on poop, yelling at him, saying, "You ARE NOT welcome here! This is a Tea Party, you are not our kind, please leave!" (Imagine that being quoted to you in a mocking tone). Then they prayed for him (puh-leaze). Okay, really? Personally I am starting to get really bugged by this whole "tea party" thing. Somehow SOMEWHERE, someone took the name of "Tea Party" and turned it into an unorganized organization and made up some unwritten "written rules". When Tea Parties first came up, it was simply an assembly of regular grassroots citizens of America, to show their disdain for more and more government intrusion in our private lives, that's it. Politicians spoke at them, regular citizens spoke at them and held up signs displaying a particular distaste for government. It was peaceful, yet made a point. This Nazi guy has every RIGHT to be there and say and wear and express whatever he wants. It is to his own detriment, but who cares? Let him stay. He didn't seem to be bothering anyone and then this guy whipped out his cell phone camera and decided to make a scene. Personally I hope there is no one like THAT at any Tea Party I go to. How embarrassing would it be to be associated with someone who doesn't agree with free speech at an exact expression of free speech?
Dear Starfish:
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you are saying because free speech, no matter how offending is the pinnacle of liberty. A case in point is that the Rev. Jeffords has a right to say what he wants about Mormons but he forgot that Mormons have a right to believe what they want. It is a form of hypocrisy to disavow a person because they want to practice freedom. The Tea Party guy who says "you are not welcome here" is a hypocrite, too. My complaint about the Tea Party, which I have mentioned in previous posts, is that they have become a "trend" without allegiance to the core values originally proclaimed by the founders of the movement. I would guess Rev. Jeffords considers himself a "tea party" ally. That is evidence of exactly what are saying.
FRSC