I've often asked myself this question too. Every single time a teabagger says they're not racist, I wonder what would happen if the black community rose up in anger this way and screamed that they want THEIR country back, and slyly suggested that white Republicans were stealing the country away from them.

No, if minorities rose up and were the Tea Party, they'd likely be accused of everything from sedition to terrorism. I thought these lyrics were powerful, insightful, and just chock full of awesome.

Kudos to Pittsburgh artist Jasiri X. Also highly recommended: Tim Wise's inspirational essay "Imagine if the tea party were black."

(Lyrics after the jump)

What if the tea party was black

Holding guns like the Black Panther Party was back

If Al was Rush Limbaugh and Jesse was Sean Hannity

And Tavis was Glenn Beck would they harm they families

If Sarah Palin was suddenly Sistah Soaljah

Would they leave it with the votes or go and get the soldiers

Yall know if the tea party was black

The government would have been had the army attack

What if Michael Baisden was on ya FM dial

For 3 hours every day calling the president foul

Would they say free speech or find evidence how

To charge him with treason like see he's unamerican now

What if Minister Farrakhan prayed for the death

Of the commander in chief that he be laid to rest

Would they treat it as the gravest threat or never make an arrest

Even today he's still hated for less

What if President Obama would have lost the election

Quit his job so he could go talk to the left and

Bash the government for being off of direction

Fraught with deception

And told black people they want all of our weapons

And we want our own country and called for secession

Would he be arrested and tossed in corrections

For trying to foster aggression

Against the people's lawful selection

Our questions

What if the tea party was black

Holding guns like the Black Panther Party was back

If Al was Rush Limbaugh and Jesse was Sean Hannity

And Tavis was Glenn Beck would they harm they families

If Sarah Palin was suddenly Sistah Soaljah

Would they leave it with the votes or go and get the soldiers

Yall know if the tea party was black

The government would have been had the army attack

What If black people went on Facebook and made a page

That for the death if the president elect we prayed

Would the creators be tazed and thrown in a cage

We know the page wouldn't have been displayed all these days

What if Jeremiah Wright said that everybody white

Wasn't a real America would you feel scared of him

If he had a militia with pictures that depict the president as Hitler

They would kill and bury that

Wait

What if Cynthia McKinney lamented the winning of the new president

And hinted he wasn't really a true resident

With no proof or evidence

Would the media treat it like a huge press event

They would have attacked whatever group she represents

They would have called her a kook on precedent

And any network that gave her due preference

Would be the laughing stock of the news so our question is

What if the tea party was black

Holding guns like the Black Panther Party was back

If Al was Rush Limbaugh and Jesse was Sean Hannity

And Tavis was Glenn Beck would they harm they families

If Sarah Palin was suddenly Sistah Soaljah

Would they leave it with the votes or go and get the soldiers

Yall know if the tea party was black

The government would have been had the army attack