I keep trying to tell myself that the teabaggers are irrelevant [View All]

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but I just spent the last hour watching AndersonScooper and TYT videos* of their protests, and more importantly, their proclivity for violence when painted into a corner by people asking them legitimate questions.

I think the most disturbing thing is that their anger overlaps any and all current events. Health care, taxes, immigration. Whatever Obama and Congress are working on, they're against it.

I must grudgingly admit they are not irrelevant, they are ignorant, hateful, and dangerous.

These people scare me. This must be what pre-WWII Germany felt like. An oppressive economy, a fearful populace, and an overwhelming collective desire to slap a label on someone and attach blame for all their problems.

Older DUers: I wasn't born until 1970. Were the 60s anything like this? Or is this a whole new animal?
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(There is no point to this post, except to say that I am going to hug my girls extra tight tonight. Much love to all.)