Friday, 15 January 2010

• My Comment, The Post

  Every once in a while a comment turns into a post of it own, especially mine

  Here is the post I was replying to. BTW, I have no issue with breitbart.tv's reporting of this:

  The B-Cast B-Side: Some Conservatives Raise Questions About Tea Party Convention

  January 12, 2010 at 11:59 pm - Hot Metal Media
  Dateline: Pittsburgh,  PA

  

  Red State's Erick Erickson: I swore I was going to keep my mouth shut on this, but I keep getting emails from people along the lines of “if you don’t say it, who will?” Yeah, I guess I have become that guy. I am afraid Sarah Palin is going to harm herself unintentionally over this tea party convention in Nashville.

   

  Here was my response, which is today's post: (I would suggest watching the first twelve minutes to hear what I am responding to)

  I am responding to this after watching the first twelve minute. I am going to suggest this video to leaders in grass roots movements because I believe they need to do a gut check as well as be able to respond after giving this some thought.

  
  I have addressed this with leaders on a different level. In Boston they had a tea party and then when the Parliament reacted with more punitive measures , the colonists adapted their redress as well. They didn't’t keep dumping tea in Boston Harbor every year, they were only predictable in their resistance, not their methodology.

  
  Of course, I also feel that there is no need to be defensive about some of the critique, especially from Ms. Maddow. (Compare to Al Gore and Michael Moore who have scammed the governments of the world with junk science greatly enriching themselves while denouncing capitalism and I do not see a parallel. In fact, I do not see a parallel to ACORN either)

  
  Let’s face it, many conservatives in the establishment are out to denounce the ground swell of citizens who are challenging the good old boy system and the people who have exploited conservatives while expanding government and increasing deficits. Others wish to exploit the citizens in stealth republicanism.

  
  I think people that I know of who are involved in citizens and taxpayers groups are more typical. Allow me to share. Patty a mother of three with a husband who is a construction worker who starts and organizes a group that meets monthly because someone has to. Patty walks the street to had out flyers about the first meeting that has the venue pulled when the town council finds out it is a tea party. They leave a note on the door telling where they are meeting to have it removed. The people who don’t get the note meet outside standing around a picnic table, not knowing what happened until later.

  
  The group grows but so do the expenses involved just to rent a meeting place, maintain a website, and advertise. Most expenses are borne out of pocket, especially traveling to rallies, leadership meetings and the expenses of starting and maintaining a organization. In fact, most of the groups are in a tension in just how organized to be because the organization distracts from the mission and why they got involved with organizing a group.

  
  Another factor that a “typical Patty” faces is amount of time that activism takes. Just e-mailing people and keeping current on events takes time, then in coordinating meetings with representatives, addressing concerns with group members, etc. The “typical Patty” ends up being made to make choices because her position is not incoming producing and also competes for her time and attention. In most cases , those involved in grass roots movements are sacrificing time and money to do so.
  I also heard mention of the disdain of for profit groups becoming involved in the tea party movement. In many cases , especially in small scale version, this appears to be an attempt to undermine the movement. Nonprofits are much more difficult to organize and maintain than a for profit: be it a unincorporated association, a llc, a partnership, a corporation or a fictious name. This at least gives someone the legitimacy of a “business form” in which to be able to file a profit or a loss and be able to open bank accounts, have a official name, and show stability.

  
  Again, people need to realize that these criticisms are coming from people who routinely support charities who use cause marketing and roughly ten cents on the dollar goes to the charity, the rest to the tele-marketers and the organizations.
  Thank you for addressing this topic, it needs to be openly addressed and discussed. When this topic is discussed one needs to take a look at the grass roots movement. What is our unity based on? A Tea Party ? Glenn Beck? CPAC ? Fox NEWS? The Republican Party?

  
  Our unity is limited Constitutional government constrained by the rule of law and the Bill of Rights. We the sovereign people are the ones who grant limited authority to our employees, the government, to fulfill a limited duty described therein. Our rights are inalienable from our Creator and can only be revoked by our Creator. Any government that acts outside that authority or outside those constriction is usurping their authority and therefore has no authority based in law, but usurpation. This unity transcends issues of the day or political parties and movements.

  The groups I am a part of are based in a unity of principle and clearly hold that we may (and do) disagree on single issues.  This attempt to undermine the grass roots movements is  transparent and something that should be expected. The two national parties and the establishment is nervous and they plan on attacking. Do not be afraid, be aware. If you are in a leadership position, I suggest you use this as a primer for your fellow leaders.

  Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.

   

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