I first joined the original 912 site back in early April of 2009. A year later, in June of 2010, I had found, and joined, a TEA party site called Tea Party Patriots. Well, it has cosed down yersterday for good. It was a more bitter than sweet ending.
Personally, it came at no surprise to me. The moment the creator, Mark Meckler, left the site, and Jenny Beth Martin took it over, I knew that it was just a matter of time before the TPP site would reach the end of the road.
The "clock" started accelerating the moment Jenny Beth Martin (whose salary is $450k/ a year from TPP alone) had started sending out emails announcing that TPP was establishing itself as a PAC that would focus on backing candidates of the general elections. That began in 2012. After that, more emails started coming in pushing for donations. I had posted my disapproval of TPP changing its original intentions from that which Meckler had envisioned.
Under Meckler's watch, TPP had principles that were focused on 10thA States' sovereignty and promoting the security / stability of the States' legislatures all the way down to the local level.
Meckler knew then that the SOLUTIONS to our very severe fiscal/economic and social dilemmas were never going to come from DC. Our LAST resort,, which should have always been our FIRST LINE of defense in the first place, is the States (thru ArtV).
TPP had lost its very identity. Yesterday, this message from JBM showed up on TPP's Main Page pretty much by itself:
Important Announcement
Years ago, when the tea party movement started, Ning quickly became a popular way to chat, share ideas, and organize events. Our Ning network continued to grow over the years, but during that time, we’ve focused more and more on building and using infrastructure that will help us grow larger and be even more effective.
We at Tea Party Patriots are closing down our Ning forums. Thank you for your involvement on the Ning site over the years. We want to keep everyone involved and active, and encourage you to get involved in other ways:
Register for updates on https://teapartypatriots.org for timely updates
Join a local group in your area: https://teapartypatriots.org/groups
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teapartypatriots
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Tea Party Patriots is made up of millions of patriots that support our core values. Please join us on our other channels to continue our efforts to support personal freedom, economic freedom, and a debt-free future. __________________
The reason for its shutdown was clear to me. The site was NOT producing the DONATIONS it so desired. But, then again, TPP had lost its direction. It just shows that no person, or entity, is ever immuned to greed and corruption. The moment anybody, or anything, like the US of A itself, for example, veers away from its very principles and values, it could never remain standing.
America is only as "Exceptional" as her people. We, the People of the United States, had abandoned the "watch" well over a century ago. When I first joined the 912ers and TEA movement, I used to say "God Bless America. By the time the 2012 cycle had passed, it became "God Forgive America". And by the time the 2014 primaries came and went, and since then, it has become "America will get what We deserve". We shall reap what we sow.
OUR generation is the one that ALLOWED it to get to this point! To even think otherwise, is to CONTINUE living in denial. HOW will we restore the Republic w/ such a mindset?! The answer is: We won't.
Luis
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