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Originally Posted by Adak
It isn't a battle between political parties, as much as it is a battle between liberal hands on your throat, or conservative hands from the gov't. The liberals want to control every aspect of your life. The conservatives want YOU to control more aspects of your life.
That's called freedom, and we could certainly use a bit more of it.
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You've got a few great posts here recently. It's great to see those posts in here, the cellar.
We have very similar views on several hot issues.
BUT
The vast majority of American people DO NOT want freedom. They DO NOT want independence. They DO NOT want control over their own lives. They DO NOT want to make meaningful choices for their lives. They DO NOT want to take any risk.
They want to be taken care of. Until the day they die. And then they want that care to watch over their survivors until the day THEY die. They want BIG GOVERNMENT to restrain YOU all the while it's caring for them.
They want MORE government, not less. Government is the answer to all problems in a little person's life. MORE-MORE-MORE. Can't get enough of it. Doesn't matter if they are Rs or Ds, it's the same. MORE BIGGER government.
It's always the answer regardless as to who is in the White House or Congress.
One group may cut gov't here and then add 10x as much over there. The net effect is the same. MORE GOVERNMENT. MORE CONTROL.
And the vast majority American people want it that way, Rs or Ds or Is. BIG NANNY STATE GOVERNMENT is the ONLY answer, always.
And that's why I've moved away, though I'm guessing not forever AND it's why I'm seeing younger and younger westerners here in larger numbers on the islands.
I and they want to be free of HUGE intrusive government and be left to enjoy a quite life. Free from gov't AND cold winters and expensive beer.
So, yes...we, you and I could use a bit more freedom. But for the vast majority of Americans....it's LONG dead. HUGE INTRUSIVE GOVERNMENT is the only answer. Cradle to grave, baby. All the way.
That's a deep disappointment to me personally but it's reality.