Why I Speak Out Against the Tea Party

For those of you who follow me but don't know my background, I spent 20 years in the Air Force, all enlisted. And part of the oath that I took was to defend the country from all enemies, foreign and domestic. And even though I am retired, I still feel that I must do what I can against all enemies. And why do I think  that the Tea Party may fall into that category? Here are some of the steps taken by other groups that came into power through legal, democratic methods. And they seem to be following the same playbook.
1. No one that disagrees with them can be patriotic, and those that speak out against them are un-American.
2. Take control of a major political party and make in conform to your wants and desires for the country.
3.Re-organize the government from within the government, even though they are a minority in government. Refuse to compromise, and make all parts of the government that disagrees as irrelevant as possible.
4. Disseminate and distort information to make the enemy, the opposite party, look as bad as possible. In the absence of facts, lie. But make sure it gets out, and is repeated as often as possible.
5. Allow your followers as much power as possible, and always try to get them more.
6. Restrict rights from those that don't believe in your way of life, and your way of thinking.
7. Take control of everything that you can, and ensure that only information favorable to you is allowed.
8. Eradicate the opposition.
So what step is the Tea Party at? Have they accomplished steps 1 through 4,5 or 6? If they have, is this the kind of group that most of the country wants to run their country? If most Americans want this group in power, then that is fine. They've accomplished what they want, and those of us who disagree with their vision couldn't change enough minds. But we will continue to get information out, and hope enough people are listening.
So what other groups followed this playbook? I can think of 2 groups, one that failed to gain power but succeeded in crystallizing people's thoughts for years to come, and the other who succeeded in gaining power but whose ideas were debunked. The first was the KKK, and yes they took illegal actions. But they also made sure people who believed in their cause were elected to ensure their beliefs continued. And the second was a certain party in Germany that gained power in the late 1920s. We know what happened to the first 2 groups. That's called history. We are still unsure of the Tea Party. That's called the future.