Assumptions Of The Tea Party Movement: A World Of Their Own
by David Warfield Brown /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book presents a reassessment of the fundamental principles of
the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party movement is largely
associated with those who want a severely limited federal
government spending far fewer taxpayer dollars. What gets less
attention are the underlying Tea Party sentiments that, the book
argues, are not so much false as they are terribly dated in light
of the current national landscape. Such sentiments include
prioritizing self-reliance, viewing politics as a “dirty business,”
considering “free enterprise” unassailable, and believing the earth
to be man’s possession. Brown skillfully and thoughtfully breaks
from partisan considerations to get at the root of the movement,
arguing that too many Tea Partiers are living in a world of their
own, which, given so many pressing problems in the world, amounts
to what Brown calls “sentimental mischief.”
This book presents a reassessment of the fundamental principles of
the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party movement is largely
associated with those who want a severely limited federal
government spending far fewer taxpayer dollars. What gets less
attention are the underlying Tea Party sentiments that, the book
argues, are not so much false as they are terribly dated in light
of the current national landscape. Such sentiments include
prioritizing self-reliance, viewing politics as a “dirty business,”
considering “free enterprise” unassailable, and believing the earth
to be man’s possession. Brown skillfully and thoughtfully breaks
from partisan considerations to get at the root of the movement,
arguing that too many Tea Partiers are living in a world of their
own, which, given so many pressing problems in the world, amounts
to what Brown calls “sentimental mischief.”
