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You might as well say the same thing about the Tea Party. They hate the Govt, keep talking about "liberty" and quoting Thomas Jefferson "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
I suspect if Thomas Jefferson were alive today, he would spit on them. I could be wrong. I just don't see why these people are so fed up with their country they want to incite violence and continually work against the Govt that is trying to help them.
If the Govt wants to help you, thats tyranny? WTF? Liberty is, to these people, bloodshed and hate. Whatever McVeigh.
I think they would favor a restructuring of the Government. The Fourth Branch of executive agencies such as the EPA, IRS, FCC, NSA were not envisioned by Jeffersonian fellows. Now it can be argued that regulations from these largely unchecked agencies affect the average American just the same as laws.
Are these agencies needed. Sure. But unchecked can throw governance out of balance. The EPA is protecting the Delta Smelt fish in California resulting in the loss of agriculture and jobs. I don't have the exact figures or articles in front of me.
A large contingent of 'Shrink the government' Tea party types see these offshoots of the executive branch as the nemesis. Cruz said he would abolish the IRS. OThers would diminish the power it has over the citizenry. Many people on both sides of the aisle are scared of the power of the NSA after the Snowden release.
It's not all about bloodshed Revolution. The imagery suits the time when the colonists felt overwhelmed by the yolk of Britain. Some feel the same about our own Federal Government.
Just starting a small business is a pain in the ass nowadays with all the hoops to jump through. The IRS tracks every deposit over 10k in cash you make, now people just deposit smaller intervals of 5k, 7k, 3k. Once again I don't have an article link in front of me, but these innocent people are getting their bank accounts frozen being suspected of being drug dealers flying below the radar.
The government can be a help, it can also step in the way. That's the balance we elect our Politicians to manage. However, as the bureaucracy grows more and more decision makers are un-elected.
I'd like to see more accountability to these 3 letter agencies. I think that's an idea most Americans would get behind.