The thing I don't get.

[leahbobet]

Okay, this will show something pointed about my priorities, but here is the thing I just cannot wrap my head around about the whole American "teabagging" thing--

(Pause while I snerk, die, and gasp, "Words mean things!" while giggling like I'm 12.)

--yeah. Okay. Serious. The thing.

How the hell can people countenance wasting all that food?

Not just "in these tough economic times" (drink). In general. How do you waste that much food without batting an eye?

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[obake.livejournal.com]

Because they're rich, old Republicans for whom the concept of "saving money" and "hard times" means downgrading their daily grande latte down to a tall or having to sell one of their beach houses or luxury cars. These are people for whom "going hungry" means missing ONE meal. Because of the "tough economic times" they might just have to forgo their annual trip to the Mediterranean this year. Poor babies. (ahem, not that I have anything to say about their whole misguided entitlement attitude or anything...)

They also obviously don't know what "teabagging" means in the, uh, colloquial sense, nor do they have the ability to pick up on it from the other half of the media who has been rolling on the floor with laughter since their self-righteous plan was first hatched and publicized.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Thing is, that's not a large fraction of society, and it sort of verges on stereotype. I'm wondering about all the people who aren't rich or old. According to the video footage, they seem to be out there.

[coffeeem.livejournal.com]

Well, according to the video footage. That may be the answer right there.

'Cause I was out and about running errands all over town on tax day. And lo, there were no howling mobs. With or without tea bags.

The "liberal media" is bending over (*cough*) backwards (okay, that's better) to cover the far-right end of the spectrum. Which makes it look as if there are more people standing over there than there really are.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

The "liberal media" is bending over (*cough*) backwards (okay, that's better) to cover the far-right end of the spectrum. Which makes it look as if there are more people standing over there than there really are.

...I admit, the allure of reporting on teabagging would break me down, "liberal" or liberal... :D

[obake.livejournal.com]

There are several parts to this faction. One is the vocal rich, who are a minority, but are pretty and charismatic. With no need to work to put food on the table, they have all the time to protest and to write/spread things on the internet. Another part are the people who are Republican because their family has always been Republican, even though these modern Republicans have little to do with what Republicans were four generations ago. Another part, the really sad part, are the people who don't want to think for themselves and who simply follow the vocal minority.

At least, that's my hippie liberal point of view.

ETA: I <3 loose leaf tea. I make my own chai, which turns out way better than the bagged stuff.