Researchers found that respondents who felt positively toward the Tea Party movement held the following primary cultural and political dispositions more often than other voters did:
• Authoritarianism: respondents believe that obedience by children is more important than creativity, and that deference to authority is an important value.
• Libertarianism: respondents believe there should not be regulations or limitations on expressions such as clothing, television shows, and musical lyrics.
• Fear of change/ontological insecurity: respondents sense that things are changing too fast or too much.
• Nativism: respondents hold negative attitudes toward immigrants and immigration.
Study Reveals Cultural Characteristics of the Tea Party Movement
o excesso de chá nunca fez mal a alguém, digo eu, mas deste – que é anti-democrático – eu não bebo: é do tipo chá preto que só é suposto ser bebido por brancos. :-)