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Did the Tea Party inspire Egypt's citizens?

Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 08:54 AM

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Americas original Tea Party against the British in 1773 symbolized throwing off a tyrannical yoke on a freedom loving people. A few years later, in 1787, French citizens inspired by Americas success, took to their streets. Both the British and French aristocracy of the day, ignored their citizens protests and found out the hard way the price for being tone deaf.

Today's Tea party has inspired millions of Americans to peacefully demand that the government change direction. As a result of this grass root flexing of citizen power, there was a seismic shift in the political landscape. American voters galvanized to show their determination for change at the voting booth and sent a message to their rulers in DC.

It seems this lesson in grass roots citizens taking power back from their government wasn't lost on citizens in the middle east. In Tunisia a long standing regime toppled after their citizens took to the streets and said enough. Egypt's citizens took a cue from them and sent their ruler to an early retirement. It seems oppressed people in other countries are starting to feel the same unrest.

The citizens of Egypt, Tunisia, Algiers, Iran and the others have been and are demanding change and freedom. The wild card is that they have no present form of government structure to effect that change and with a power vacuum, what may emerge is not what they desire.

In America, there is a system in place for citizens to effect change on their government. We also have the guarantees of the constitution, to peacefully assemble in the streets and express our views. We are doing everything possible in a peaceful way to show the present government we want you to change course.

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Cranleigh | Feb 26, 2011, 01:47 PM EST

This is a good example of a delusion of reference.

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maloney | Feb 23, 2011, 08:43 PM EST

sam webb cpusa for one

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seanomelbourne | Feb 21, 2011, 08:01 PM EST

Could you please name the communist speakers Maloney.

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maloney | Feb 20, 2011, 09:06 PM EST

Take it any way you want. The DC rally drew thousands of liberals & progressives. They went to see & hear Al Sharpton, one nation, socialists & communists were in attendance & spoke at the rally. Deal with the truth for a chance. Not that it's any of your business in the first place seano. How you take me is the least of my worries. The liberals showed their class by trashing everything in sight leaving a horrible mess to be cleaned up by the tax payers sweat. Just one more mess on the list of things to be cleaned up.

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seanomelbourne | Feb 20, 2011, 07:49 PM EST

how can we take you seriously maloney?

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maloney | Feb 19, 2011, 09:13 PM EST

The libs turn out in droves for Al Sharpton & the communist party. The Gods of the terminally stupid.

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seanomelbourne | Feb 19, 2011, 05:36 PM EST

Mman!! is that why they turn up in droves to hear Palin,Bachman,etc the Gods of the narrow-minded.

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maloney | Feb 17, 2011, 10:32 PM EST

General Electric, the maker of jet engines that the Pentagon doesn't want makes billions from our wars. Owned & operated by liberals for liberals. Obama loves him some Emelt.

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Monsoonman | Feb 16, 2011, 07:36 PM EST

George: If we weren't so dependent on imported oil, the middle east would lose its strategic importance and volatility. Lad! The Tea Party doesn't blindly follow anyone, you should try it out down there in oz.

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seanomelbourne | Feb 16, 2011, 06:31 PM EST

Mman you better inform the pro-teahadist Murbarak supporters at Fox Start with Hannity or Palin Maybe Krauthammer or that lover of "women of the nigh Dick Morris or jaws O'reilly or paranoia Beck, all lovers of pro American terrorist regimes.

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GeorgeDillon | Feb 16, 2011, 05:21 PM EST

Monsoonman: As someone who is a proud isolationist, I think it is mistaken to see the Tea Party as isolationist. Prominent Tea Party types like Palin etc are imperialist and favor disastrous foreign interventions such as Iraq. They also tend to be mindlessly pro-Zionist. Hence your hope that they do not favor "meddling in the middle east" is quite illusory.

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Monsoonman | Feb 15, 2011, 07:11 PM EST

Lad, the Tea Party doesn't like many of the things the US government is doing at the behest of both democrats and republicans. If it was up to the Tea Party we wouldn't be meddling in the middle east in the first place, we would be energy self sufficient with our countrys own home grown resources.

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seanomelbourne | Feb 15, 2011, 04:50 PM EST

Farnan's right wing views and those of the teahadists are anathema to a Egyptian democracy,There moth piece Fox has made it very clear the Mubarak is/was their man in Cairo.

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paul6969 | Feb 15, 2011, 04:00 PM EST

this article is delusional. america under both parties has PROPPED up middle eastern tyrants for decades. the saudi dictators are close friends with the bush family.

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GeorgeDillon | Feb 15, 2011, 03:24 PM EST

Edinboron: You're not quite accurate. Technically, you are correct to say that the military showed restraint in Egypt. But the first line of defense of the state, the police, most certainly did not, and it is estimated that they killed up to 300 people before they gave up. As to the Tea Party inspiring Egypt, that's utter nonsense. Indeed Bush (father & son), Clinton, Obama, until he saw the way the wind was blowing--they all supported the evil dictator Mubarek. And what new garbage is our IrishCentral columnist offering us above? Does he think Algiers is a country, not a city? ("citizens of Egypt, Algiers, Iran"...) And what's this about "In Algiers a long standing regime toppled"???? When did this happen? No one told me. Or the Algerians! Come on Irish Central, we know you give a forum to fools, but don't you have any pride in your site?

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