The Tea Party: How The Rich Get Stupid People To Vote Against Their Interests

The Tea Party: A Spontaneous Movement?

By Steve Thomsen

If there was one aspect of the election that shifted the vote more than any other, it’s this angry mob of middle-aged white people who are “taking back the country” and are bringing about “the next American revolution.” The self-righteous conviction that they are the few true Americans left is a testament to the fury of the masses. They organized against Obama’s health care bill. They organized against the Democrat’s “Cap and Trade” bill, a bill that taxed CDCs and other carbon pollutants. And, most widely, they organized against Obama himself.

From their perspective, they are a grassroots movement. Every one of them believes that their anti-government rage is the result of a president who doesn’t care about the country, not the talk radio and news organizations they are presently addicted to. But really, this story of the Tea Party ties more closely with the story of financial corruption than almost any other. Because now that we’ve seen how the markets were manipulated to rip the entire country off, we can now see how these evil geniuses then convinced the masses that it wasn’t the rich’s fault. It was the GOVERNMENT spending your tax dollars on wasteful things! Like POOR PEOPLE! And WELFARE! The good hard working (and mostly white) Americans who just want to work a decent day’s wage are sick of paying for the social parasites’ booze and cigarettes. It’s like “Atlas Shrugged,” but instead of John Galt, we have Rick Santelli.

But is this movement really as spontaneous as it seems? Because when you start to see the causal effects of the movement you can trace it all to a handful of people. And when you find out what those interests ARE, you understand why they would fight hell and high water to prevent carbon and climate legislation, health care reform, and a president who has the power to go against their wishes and regulate their industries in ways that are good for the masses but bad for the individual.

We already know that the financial disaster was the result of insanely stupid use of derivatives on the real estate market. While housing prices skyrocketed for a bit, they eventually plunged into the abyss as more and more securities went bad and people who were suckered into sub-prime mortgages started defaulting on their credit. Many people were evicted from their homes, even if their financial institution couldn’t find the paperwork for their loan. The situation was getting really messy really fast.

So Barack Obama, the newly appointed POTUS, stepped up to the plate and introduced the “Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan,” which basically raised taxes on upper incomes to help keep these people in their homes and get them out of debt. Well, obviously Wall Street hit the f%#(ng roof on that one. It was such an insult for them to think that it was the hunger of the market to maximize profits at ALL costs that was the problem, or the consequences it had on the free market. It was OBVIOUSLY all those people who didn’t speak the technical language we like to call “law” that were to blame for buying into the traps they themselves had set. How dare they!

So Rick Santelli, a CNBC contributor, went on the air, pointed his finger at America, and said this:

You understand the subtext? “It’s not us! It’s YOU! YOU with your selfish desire for THINGS! THAT’S YOUR FAULT, NOT MINE!”

And so the call for a tax revolution began. But did that demand come from actually people? No, it came from a major cable news network. Even more disturbing, in a few short hours a staffer from Americans for Prosperity said live on the air that he would e-mail everyone on their list to attend the Tea Party rallies that Rick Santelli proposed. That list contained 500,000 names. And there spawn 50 Tea Parties with 30,000 people in attendance. Needless to say, this was an effective ploy.

But the question remains: did CITIZENS really rise up against Obama? Sure, the citizens didn’t HAVE to show up to the Tea Parties. But through a coordinated effort by several billionaires, they DID show up at those Tea Parties. So what’s the real story here? Is this grassroots, or is it something more sinister? Like ASTRO TURF?

Astro-turfing is an age-old political tool used by the wealthy and powerful to get citizens to side with them on legislation. The reason why they need to give the appearance of a citizen’s uprising is because if most of the country new that these ideas were coming from a small group of selfish scumbags, they would never vote for the things they want you to vote for. Like health care, carbon tax, or even public education.

So they carefully brainwash pawns through use of anti-government rhetoric in order to incite the masses against legislation that would keep them healthy and their planet safe. They organize Tea Parties. They build conservative think tanks to lead normal people to believe that the debate is still out on climate change. And, above all else, they convince everyone that everything bad that has happened to our country’s prosperity is ALL Obama’s fault. Even venereal disease and rape babies. (Okay, maybe not, but you get the idea.)

No other effort to brainwash a group of citizens has been more effect than that of Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, two mostly conservative  activist groups with a long history. These two organizations have been infamous in holding corporately sponsored “citizens rallies” to help rally people against government legislation on climate change. Because that’s “regulation.” And we all know that regulation in any form, whether it be weapon possession, pollution, or financial products, is straight from the devil. The success these groups have had in organizing Tea Parties has been astounding. All a tribute to the degree of stigma this country feels in the wake of a near depression.

Americans for Prosperity is the key to this puzzle. Its funding comes almost exclusively from one source: Koch industries. And while I could talk all night about this subject (and probably will in a future post) I’ll just say for now that if you don’t know who David and Charles Koch are, than you need to read everything you can on them. Because they are the evil geniuses behind most of the astro-turfing and political contributions through super PACs in this country. The lengths to which these two have gone to buy elections, politicians, and the minds of voters has been unparalleled in American history.

In closing, I encourage strongly that everyone watch this video. It’s about an hour’s length, but it is one of the most important videos I’ve seen on the formation of the Tea Party and the Koch brother’s use of astro-turfing to try and gain political power and continue to pollute on a massive scale.

Oh, and here’s one more thing to keep in mind: Mitt Romney knows these guys very well. Don’t believe me? Watch this:

That’s all for this week. Tune in next time as we continue down the rabbit hole.