There s a Stranger in my House

There s a Stranger in my House

They wouldn t call it stealing. US Uncut videographer: What would they call it, do you think? US Uncut videographer: Yeah! Alright! Very astute! Thank you for coming! Now, if an organized Tea Party group got caught interviewing one of their own members who falsely claimed to be just a random passerby who joined the protest on the spur of the moment, the left-leaning blogs and media would make it front page news, proof positive that Tea Party populism is fake and that it s not really an authentic populist uprising. What do you think the response will be to this evidence? No need to reply we already know the answer. Posted at 2:19 pm on April 18th, 2011 by Avoid profanities or foul language unless it is contained in a necessary quote or is relevant to the comment. Disagree, but avoid ad hominem attacks. Threats are treated seriously and reported to law enforcement. Spam and advertising are not permitted in the comments area. These guidelines are very general and cannot cover every possible situation. Please dont assume that Pajamas Media management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment. We reserve the right to filter or There s a Stranger in my House comments or to deny There s a Stranger in my House privileges entirely at our discretion. Please note that comments are reviewed by the editorial staff and may not be posted immediately. If you feel your comment was filtered inappropriately, please email us at I m not sure that Uncut is trying for populism. It seems to me that they are simply targeting the largest corporate tax dodgers and convince them that paying taxes is the proper behavior for a proper citizen. It s true that they need strength in numbers to do this, but to call the populist seems misleading. In fact, I would question the very validity of any movement claiming to be populist. With our society so individualized and seemingly fractured, I don t think there is much chance of any group gaining popular appeal. Instead, it would probably be best for all workers to unionize and try to effect change to the system that way instead of populist movements. Though, I personally think that US Uncut is doing some really good work and the fun spirit of that video is inspiring. Click here to subscribe to the Daily Digest, to stay up to date with the latest at Pajamas Media. You will be sent an email asking you to verify your email address. If you have previously subscribed, no verification email will be sent. ThinkProgress filed this report from the Tea Party Patriots Policy Summit in Phoenix, AZ. Over the weekend, Americans all over the country staged demonstrations demanding that corporations pay their fair share in taxes. As ThinkProgress Zaid Jilani reported, many of America s largest and most profitable corporations, like ExxonMobil, CitiGroup Bank of America, have managed to avoid paying any corporate taxes for most quarters in recent years. As corporations pay out record bonuses and compile billions in untaxed profits, corrupt politicians are trying to force regular Americans to give up benefits and social programs to pay down the deficit.