Robin Hood Was a Tea Partier
March 24, 2011 at 4:12 pm | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a commentTags: Cable News, News, NewsReal Blog, Ridley Scott, Robin Hood, Robin Hood Tax, Socialism, tea party, UK Uncut
by Walter Hudson, contributed to David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog
In a recent post covering a forthcoming London protest by UK Uncut dubbed the “March for the Alternative,” NRB’s Michelle Horstman introduced us to the Robin Hood Tax. It’s pretty much what it sounds like, a proposal to seize wealth from banks and redistribute it to “fight poverty” and “tackle climate change.” UK Uncut has garnered much attention as of late for its unconventional protest tactics, which is to say its willingness to use force to disrupt lawful trade.
Obviously, the folks at UK Uncut and their allies regard themselves as modern day Merry Men. They are certainly willing to skirt the edge of the law in pursuit of their cause, a supposedly noble crusade on behalf of the downtrodden. However, it is likely that Robin Hood would not recognize these pretenders. In fact, the preponderance of evidence within the folklore suggests Robin Hood would identify more with the modern American Tea Party than any socialist.
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