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Do those categorized as "liberal" actually disagree with Tea Party principles?

Asked by iamthemob (17196points) January 8th, 2011

Some of the basic principles of the Tea Party movement can be found here. When I go through them, I can find very, very few that I fundamentally disagree with as government principles. I also see a lot of Tea Party representatives as shown in media declaring things that I do fundamentally disagree with.

At its essence, the Tea Party movement may be the closest thing to a political revolution that we may witness in a two-party system. I find people reacting against it are mostly, to be simple myself, liberal. But although I am classified as liberal politically, it is because of mostly conservative principles (personal liberty, personal responsibility, fiscal responsibility, small government (or rather, a right-sized government), etc.).

Are there principles that make it impossible for liberals to support the Tea Party movement? Are liberals doing themselves a disservice by not supporting the Tea Party movement? Are liberals missing out on an opportunity for real government reform by not establishing a voice for themselves in the Tea Party movement?

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