Thanks, Harry, for admitting that the Tea Party is non-violent.
However, as an anarcho-capitalist myself, I can authoritatively say that most members of the Tea Party are decidedly not any sort of anarchists. Even the majority of libertarians are minarchists, not anarchists.
Anarchist, as a named cause, have laid claim to the moniker.
Just as the classic liberal has been completely perverted.
If you want to call it “minarchist” that’s fine, however the fundamental basis for conservatism today is anarchy with guardrails.
The guardrails are the US Constitution.
The Tea Party just wants to be left alone. We want to be free from Gov’t, which can be interpreted as anarchy.
The difference of course is that the anarchist from the 1960’s and 70’s, can only define what they are against, not what they are for.
As a Tea party member, I can tell you what I am for.
This is a trailer for the movie “The Anarchist Cookbook”
Wild movie, and still one of my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znEEUSq71Eg
Personally, I strongly and emphatically believe that a state with a monopoly on military, judicial and legislative power has no right to exist, and that it can only exist by means of violating the rights of individuals. In fact, that’s the reason people want such states to exist, so that they can violate the rights of individuals with impunity.
Do you really think that most members of the Tea Party would agree with the above? I don’t.