yes they are

why do you think we keep seeing internet regulation bills come up in congress?
tea party candidates are winning elections, pushing other republican and democrat candidates out... and their buddies are afraid it will happen to them
why do you think even some democrat candidates are turning their backs on obamacare or quitting altogether?
why do you think during the 2012 republican primary there were entire electorates excluded from the vote because they were full of ron paul supporters?
why do you think Fox and CNN repeatedly launch personal attacks on tea party and libertarian supporters and candidates because they're afraid of giving their political views any more publicity than they are already garnering on the internet?
why do you think bitcoin has gained traction?

tea party and libertarian supporters already know that CNN, Fox, etc are full of shit, and they are opening the eyes of many of their colleagues, friends and family at a rate that is alarming the establishment. obama is just a puppet... tea party followers direct their anger towards him, but only as a representative of a much bigger problem... and that is big government and the military industrial complex and banking cartel that it supports.

the establishment was fearful of ron paul and his supporters, and that fear of ron paul's legacy is obvious today

the leadership/establishment isn't afraid because of their positions today (yes they are raking in dollars) but they are scared to death of how quickly their power may be snatched from them

america is slowly but surely turning to shit, but many see this as the beginning of something better... not something to be afraid of.
the tyranny of big government is much worse than some uncertain tomorrow.

...or they just need to set themselves up in china and tell US record companies to fuck off

you are obviously not an engineer

the tea party also doesn't fear government... it is just fed up with it interfering with everything

frustration != fear

i don't think so... i think fear is the tool of the republican and democrat parties

the tea party and the libertarian movements are increasing in popularity because they cut through the fear mongering by the duopoly

the only fear that the tea party instills is in republican and democratic politicians who fear losing their power

the tea party (like libertarians) isn't really left or right... it's just anti-big government

there are anarchists in the tea party, but the majority understands that government has a limited role to play in national defence (opposed to military interventionism and empire building) and some other things. there are different ideas, but that's healthy in any party and shouldn't be feared.

all the propaganda about the tea party shutting down government and threatening US default is just that... propaganda, and if anyone looks beyond what they see on Fox and CNN it's pretty obvious that the tea party is not the problem

in what universe?

well duh... the elite/ruling class were the only ones who could afford such a valuable commodity

there's nothing wrong with salt (or other spices) as a commodity... they just aren't as valuable as gold (pound for pound)

if someone with a pound of gold came up to you with your stockpile of salt, do you really think that pound of gold would only buy a pound of salt... in any scenario or any timeline?

ObamaCares

how intelligent could "military intelligence" be if they use internet exploiter?

most of them (including michael moore) are socialist morons... peter schiff has already pwned them

there is absolutely no doubt that you are unaware... of a lot of things

just don't verbally abuse your router because the FBI will bust down your door and drag you off to gitmo

...web server

the tea party started out being all about limited government... and i think for the most part still is. there are no doubt agents (probably from within government) in the process of dividing tea party elements, but the ubiquity of the internet has made it difficult.

there are a lot of republicans who don't stand for limited government, but these politicians are becoming increasingly concerned about their election prospects as the libertarian movement pushes aspiring limited government representatives into the limelight.

i'm not a tea party guy... i also consider myself to be libertarian, agreeing with most of ron paul's ideas about non-interference of government with personal habits, economics and foreign policy. peter schiff is my favorite economist. i'm also not religious.

i didn't mean to lump you in with anyone, but i disagree with the source you linked to. i think there are many more sources that highlight that obama is a much bigger spender than bush. having said that, bush was as much a big government socialist as obama.

way to prove your own ignorance... dipshit