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:I disagree with your characterization of the movement. I don't think the Tea Party just exists among younger people, and nor is it a "youth rebellion". It is a libertarian-conservative-populist revolt by people of all age groups against the GOP and Dem establishment, which advances left-wing big-government policies. Many older people, as they tend to be more conservative anyway, strongly support the Tea Party. Also, libertarianism is a major (and essential, I would even say) strand of the Tea Party. Ron and Rand Paul, Justin Amash, etc.
:I disagree with your characterization of the movement. I don't think the Tea Party just exists among younger people, and nor is it a "youth rebellion". It is a libertarian-conservative-populist revolt by people of all age groups against the GOP and Dem establishment, which advances left-wing big-government policies. Many older people, as they tend to be more conservative anyway, strongly support the Tea Party. Also, libertarianism is a major (and essential, I would even say) strand of the Tea Party. Ron and Rand Paul, Justin Amash, etc.
:I'm not so sure about your statement that people who use the term "Tea Party" do so because "Republican" has been demonized. The term "Tea Party" or "Tea Party movement" has probably been even more demonized by the media. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:05, 4 April 2017 (EDT)
:I'm not so sure about your statement that people who use the term "Tea Party" do so because "Republican" has been demonized. The term "Tea Party" or "Tea Party movement" has probably been even more demonized by the media. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:05, 4 April 2017 (EDT)
::Rand Paul is a good example. He and his father always were on the Libertarian fringes. His father actually ran for President against Reagan, not on an isolationalist platform as you would expect, but economic policy. Imagine, two Austrian school economics proponents running against each other? I mean, how many votes did he expect to peal off or gain?
::The two are supposedly "anti-establishment" which boiled down means term limits. And even the public recognize the argument that banning the most experienced and qualified to let novices and idiots run things makes no sense.
::"Drain the swamp." What does that mean? Throw out a Republican controlled majority?
::Read chap 5 of H.R. Halderman's ''Ends of Power'', The Hidden Story behind Watergate. It's only 9 pages. You'll learn all there is to know about Washington, and what Trump is up against now. And yes, it is probably true that most Tea Partiers who are too young to know Nixon probably have a favorable opinion of him. On Mov. 4th when Nixon won a mandate with 63%, the largest in US history, on Nov. 5th he told the entire Excutive Branch of Washington, "You're fired," which was his right. He was finally gonna drain the swamp of every lwst New Deal and Great Society bureaucrat tgat lurked ther for 30 years. They respond3d, "No. You'll go before we go."n[[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''CIA v Trump updated score'':CIA 3, Trump 2]]</sup> 10:58, 4 April 2017 (EDT)