tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post3929731408500054795..comments2023-06-15T05:00:37.701-05:00Comments on Jill Sixpack: Tea Party or Whiskey Rebellion?Ordinary Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967266466238236424noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-59426366959669744202010-04-17T18:00:15.478-05:002010-04-17T18:00:15.478-05:00You might remember that I've had nothing but c...You might remember that I've had nothing but criticism on this blog for PETA and Moveon.org, so it's incorrect to say I don't have the same comments for the idiots and liars on the other side. <br /><br />You and I seem to be using the term "bullying" to mean different things. You seem to be referring to social pressure to be politically correct in order to avoid accusationsOrdinary Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967266466238236424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-45795367572929735572010-04-17T16:22:18.723-05:002010-04-17T16:22:18.723-05:00So, you also have these same comments for the liar...So, you also have these same comments for the liars and idiots on the other side? The side that brought bullying to an art? The side that has for 50 years been bullying those of us who believe in the promise that is this country?<br /><br />I didn't think so.<br /><br />And you know nothing of the TEA Party movement. I thought better of you.Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-62487534042875182852010-04-17T10:51:51.489-05:002010-04-17T10:51:51.489-05:00I should clarify that, although I do not share you...I should clarify that, although I do not share your political philosophies, I think you should have a forum to voice them. That is what I meant by sympathy. I think one-party rule is dangerous, and there needs to be a voice of opposition to keep those in power honest. That voice should not be expressed through tantrums and bullying, however, or no one will take it seriously.Ordinary Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967266466238236424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-53690947989534741902010-04-17T10:49:36.479-05:002010-04-17T10:49:36.479-05:00I have a great deal of sympathy for the modern Tea...I have a great deal of sympathy for the modern Tea Party movement. However, like the Whiskey Rebellion, I think you are overestimating your level of support and the federal government's level of tolerance. <br /><br />The Oklahoma wingnut who said the State should raise a new militia to oppose the federal government, for instance, either has no understanding of U.S. history or is just tellingOrdinary Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967266466238236424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-7091616225192378192010-04-17T06:38:50.390-05:002010-04-17T06:38:50.390-05:00Call it what you want, Jill, but like the American...Call it what you want, Jill, but like the American Revolution, we aren't going away. In spite of all the hate and name-calling, in spite of the lies told about us, in spite of the overwhelming odds, we aren't going away.<br /><br />Let the hate from other commenters begin.Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.com