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On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 3:32 AM, dave x <dave...@gmail.com> wrote: > "The Tea <http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/sd210410.html> > Party<http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/ds290410.html>is the > political expression of the fears of the white working class and the > managerial sector. Most of its supporters are older, white, and male. Many > also happen to be Christian fundamentalists." > ... > > "The Tea Party movement seeks a restoration of an early bargain, one that > the white working class has lost as a result of the social processes of > globalization. For its support of U.S. imperial adventures, it is willing > to put up with a livable wage even if the CEO class captures the bulk of the > social wealth for itself. Such a dream is anachronistic. The Tea Party > does not recognize that the "United States of America" no longer exists. > Its elite class shares far more with the elites of the other G20 states, > that it is committed to globalization as long as these Davos Men do well, > and that it has no loyalty to its own population. The Tea Party represents > the patriotism of fools, who believe that the problem is the gains made by > people of color within the United States." > > "The Tea Party has no political economy. Nor do its critics. The Tea Party > will take refuge in the politics of toxicity. But one would imagine that > their critics would not dismiss the social conditions that produce them, > from where one can find ways to move their rage toward analysis, and create > the long-term platform for unity against the real system that oppresses us > all -- not the fake system that they believe has taken their jobs away. But > the critics are also empty-handed. Liberal hero Jon Stewart holds a rally > and finds his enemies in odd places: "Marxists actively subverting the > Constitution, racists, and homophobes." Remarkable. And George Bush, for > him, is not a "war criminal." We have work to do." I fail to see the relationship between the tea party and the white working class. Most of the demographic data on the tea party I have seen, some of it posted on this list, indicates it is primarily a middle and upper-middle class phenomenon. Most working class people are working two or three jobs and don't have time to go to rallies anyway. Greg McD ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
