- 19 Sep 2007 02:22
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Ever heard of corporate welfare?
I'll concede this point.
This is simply not true. "Liberals" and "conservatives" both create dependency, albeit of different kinds. "Liberals" cause people to be economically dependent on the government through government handouts. "Conservatives" cause people to be socially subservient (to me, one of the few states of being worse than being dependent) to the government through their attempts to enforce morality, such as the so-called "war" on drugs. I'm sure that, if the people would stand for it, conservatives would pass a law requiring everyone to go to church on Sundays.
Not to mention that conservatives, through their support for interventionist government endeavors (i.e., the War on Terror) have managed to create an even larger, more bureaucratic, more powerful government than Clinton. So much for conservatives supporting small government.
If you truly believe people should not be dependent or subservient to the government, consider Libertarianism. Then, realize that the Libertarian ideal cannot be achieved as long as there is a government, and move on to Anarchism.
conservatives don't like entitlements
Ever heard of corporate welfare?
they don't create victims
I'll concede this point.
they don't create dependency
This is simply not true. "Liberals" and "conservatives" both create dependency, albeit of different kinds. "Liberals" cause people to be economically dependent on the government through government handouts. "Conservatives" cause people to be socially subservient (to me, one of the few states of being worse than being dependent) to the government through their attempts to enforce morality, such as the so-called "war" on drugs. I'm sure that, if the people would stand for it, conservatives would pass a law requiring everyone to go to church on Sundays.
Not to mention that conservatives, through their support for interventionist government endeavors (i.e., the War on Terror) have managed to create an even larger, more bureaucratic, more powerful government than Clinton. So much for conservatives supporting small government.
If you truly believe people should not be dependent or subservient to the government, consider Libertarianism. Then, realize that the Libertarian ideal cannot be achieved as long as there is a government, and move on to Anarchism.
"That government is best, which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government they will have." --Henry David Thoreau