Similarities Between The Occupy Movement And The Tea Party Movement
The Tea Party Movement and The Occupy Movement
The Tea Party movement originated in Great Britain in 1773 it later became known as the Boston Tea Party and protesters fought against taxes by the British without any governmental representation for the American colonists (Miller, 2012, p. 18).
The Occupy movement originated in 2011 in a park in New York City, the financial district. This movement spread rapidly across to other cities. The Occupy movement is against corporate greed (Wood, J.).
Both movements are unsatisfied with the government and the institutions because each has been said to have exceeded their bounds. Both the Tea Party movement and the Occupy movement have a large gathering of people to express this frustration. They both
stated that they are for the people and each group is the target of the media. They both have candidates, entertainers, establishments and dutiful leaders that have pledged their support (Reyes-Chow, 2012). They are different in demographics and purpose. While one party, the Tea Party movement, consist of the wealthy while the other, the Occupy movement, consist of ethnically and socially diverse individuals. The Tea Party movement holds rallies and the Occupy movement does not. They set up in tents and have a committee that reports back to them.
The movement that has had the greatest impact on our government is the Tea Party. The Tea Party movement is not a group of ideologues but a diverse collection of regular people libertarians and conservatives (http://www.rightsidenews.com). Both of these movements are around today.
The Tea Party movement originated in Great Britain in 1773 it later became known as the Boston Tea Party and protesters fought against taxes by the British without any governmental representation for the American colonists (Miller, 2012, p. 18).
The Occupy movement originated in 2011 in a park in New York City, the financial district. This movement spread rapidly across to other cities. The Occupy movement is against corporate greed (Wood, J.).
Both movements are unsatisfied with the government and the institutions because each has been said to have exceeded their bounds. Both the Tea Party movement and the Occupy movement have a large gathering of people to express this frustration. They both
stated that they are for the people and each group is the target of the media. They both have candidates, entertainers, establishments and dutiful leaders that have pledged their support (Reyes-Chow, 2012). They are different in demographics and purpose. While one party, the Tea Party movement, consist of the wealthy while the other, the Occupy movement, consist of ethnically and socially diverse individuals. The Tea Party movement holds rallies and the Occupy movement does not. They set up in tents and have a committee that reports back to them.
The movement that has had the greatest impact on our government is the Tea Party. The Tea Party movement is not a group of ideologues but a diverse collection of regular people libertarians and conservatives (http://www.rightsidenews.com). Both of these movements are around today.