Tea Party Movement

I believe that a “revolution, or movement” is generally started by a group of people who think alike and have similar beliefs. Usually, they are individuals from the same generation. The movement may then attract like-minded people from multiple generations. For example, people who had been in the work force for at least a few years started the tea party movement. They took their message across the county and were able to gain the interest of multiple generations. Younger generations were influenced because they were about to enter the work force or were very early in their careers. They were concerned about how government run health care and the stimulus debt would effect them long term. Older generations were concerned how this would affect the course of our county and their children and grandchildren.

A person doesn’t have to be directly effected to want to become part of a revolution. Sometimes, the “cause” is attempting to make changes that will indirectly affect them. For example, in the tea party movement, people felt their community health care would be affected. They may like the fact that their community supports a small hospital. The tea party movement was against government run health care. Tea Party followers feared that small hospitals would no longer be able to keep their doors open. The tea party movement did not succeed in getting the government run health care law stuck from the books. However, they were successful at opening the eyes of the people of our country. Before the movement, many citizens went about their daily lives without giving Washington DC any thought. Now, I think people are holding government officials more accountable for the things they promise and vote for when they are in office. This movement lined up with values of my family. We believe that the role of government is to be in the shadows. Not to be at the forefront running every aspect of our county. It is our belief that the government is best at dealing with foreign nations, making laws to benefit the county, and keeping us safe. The people are best at running the businesses of our country.