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Shankapotomus

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8. I would rather just label them

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:23 PM

Jun 2014

anti-government than tea party, if you are attempting to equate the two. It's too easy for the Tea Party to deny a connection. But if you want to advance a narrative that can't really be denied, they basically share the same anti-government language.

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Any support for a petition to the WH [View all] LiberalElite Jun 2014 OP

Good idea yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #1

Based on Sassysdad Jun 2014 #2

Haven't they called for armed insurrection many times? LiberalElite Jun 2014 #3

That has what to do.. Sassysdad Jun 2014 #7

I guess you could do that if you wanted to look foolish. tritsofme Jun 2014 #4

That's one reason why I posted - LiberalElite Jun 2014 #5

If there are specific groups that engage in domestic terrorism they should be labeled as such. tritsofme Jun 2014 #6

I would rather just label them Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #8