More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.
- Woody Allen
I would never presume to deny those who fancy themselves as "teabaggers" , or "Patriots", or whatever appellation they choose to identify themselves with. This is still a free country, and if y'all want to believe that y'all are the last true bastion of democracy...well, rock on, dudes. Far be it from me to disabuse y'all of the notion that you represent all that is Good, Right, and Holy with America. No, I'll just keep the fact that y'all are racist, humorless wackjobs to myself...because why should I do the heavy lifting when y'all are doing it yourself? Why should I work so hard to convince others that the umbrella movement that goes by the name "Tea Party" is a collection of uneducated, angry White Folks fueled by their own anger and reaction? As Keith Olbermann has asked, "Where are the people of color?"
Let's ignore the arrogance inherent in assuming that you represent the one, true, and ONLY acceptable version of American Patriotism. That's a target devoid of anything resembling a challenge. No, what I'd rather focus on is the reality that the Tea Party is the first major American political movement to be constituted without facts, truth, or reality. Sorry, y'all, but "The Way Things Oughta Be" is not a platform; it's a fantasy world. Teabaggers will happily tell you what they oppose; there's more than enough anger in the movement for that. Just try to get them to tell you what they'll do...and you'll discover that the Tea Party is a movement free of vision or constructive proposals. No, you won't find vision, but you will find astonishing amounts of ignorance, anger, racism, vitriol, rage, and anything even remotely resembling a sense of humor. Oh...and I almost left out self-righteousness.
If there's one thing that enrages a teabagger even more than Barack Obama's nascent Socialism, it discovering that they're being characterized, or, even worse, lampooned. Never mind that their rallies are comedy gold mines tailor made for anyone with anything resembling a sense of humor. That teabaggers could claim offense over, of all things, a Captain America comic book simply defies reason and rationality.
This may well sound arrogant and mean-spirited, but I'm going to toss it out there anyway...because it's true. Sometimes, ignorance and hubris can be taken to such lengths that you become too stupid to recognize (much less admit) that you're stupid. In so doing, you become fodder for everyone from comedians to pundits to..well, bloggers.
When you're a teabagger, self-parody is not just a good idea. It's the law.
Congratulations, y'all. You may never be able to get your act together, what with your "purity tests" and all...but you will keep many of us laughing. For that, I suppose people like me owe you a debt of gratitude. I'd say thanks, but somehow I don't think you'd appreciate a heartfelt expression of gratitude, would you? No, probably not....
Oh...and it gets worse. Marvel Comics caved and apologized to these maroons. What is it about Right-wing nutjobs that strikes such abject fear in the hearts of normally lucid humanoids? Grow a pair, already....
