Why?

Why is there no response to the Tea party and its brand of politics? It seems that truth cowers in the face of evil. At times I grow frustrated with the way that certain ideas gain traction and are allowed a space in the public discourse. While other radical ideas and voices are isolated or treated as though they don't exist. However, it does beg the question, "where are the voices that are not concerned with anything other than the truth?"-those voices that are not waiting for validation from the system, but are willing to create alternative pathways to express their message. I just wonder while I am sitting in classrooms, in sanctioned systematic safe spaces, is the war passing me by?