OccupyMN = Tea Party?

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I read a story on MinnPost this morning which drew some comparisons between the OccupyMN group, which is based off the OccupyWallStreet, and the Tea Party movement. The article's author, Jeff Severns Guntzel, included a graph from James Sinclair correlating the two. It's an interesting comparison.

On one side, Occupy Wall Street protesters are upset that large corporations have too much power. On the other side, Tea Party members are upset that government has too much power. But here's where they both intertwine. Large corporations lobby for the government to have more power, and in return the government enacts laws and regulations favorable to large corporations.

Personally, I don't think the comparison is an accurate one, at least not yet. And it all boils down to each side's vision for the country - both of them on the extreme sides of the political spectrum. It would be like watching Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan trying to work together, but being unable to do so.

What are your thoughts?