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dowelikeit: Marvel Comics’ Depiction Of Anti-Tax Protesters Inspires Anger, Apology Issue 602 of the comic features Captain America investigating a right-wing anti-government militia group called “the Watchdogs.” Hoping to infiltrate the group, Captain America and his African-American sidekick The Falcon observe an anti-tax protest from a rooftop.  The protestors depicted are all white and carry signs adorned with slogans almost identical to those seen today in Tea Party rallies like “tea bag libs before they tea bag you” and “stop the socialists.” Here’s an idea Tea Party gang, stop using tea bags as a visual aid. Until you learn your lesson, you’re still Tea Baggers. ;)

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Marvel Comics’ Depiction Of Anti-Tax Protesters Inspires Anger, Apology

Issue 602 of the comic features Captain America investigating a right-wing anti-government militia group called “the Watchdogs.” Hoping to infiltrate the group, Captain America and his African-American sidekick The Falcon observe an anti-tax protest from a rooftop.  The protestors depicted are all white and carry signs adorned with slogans almost identical to those seen today in Tea Party rallies like “tea bag libs before they tea bag you” and “stop the socialists.”

Here’s an idea Tea Party gang, stop using tea bags as a visual aid. Until you learn your lesson, you’re still Tea Baggers. ;)

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    Captain America #602 continues...white supremacist storyline, and while investigating,...
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    Mightygodking posted a good takedown of one of the main complainers about this page. Personally I thought it was rad.
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    notemily:laidbare:dowelikeit...could have saved themselves a lot of time and embarrassment...
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    Watch out America, the socialists and the liberal media are coming for your freedom of speech! Oh wait…
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    I feel like it’s impossible to not make Captain America political. At least these days, when we’ve become so divided....
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