The Batlord

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Dude111

Not in the least...... They all act to suit thier OWN AGENDA,no matter what it may be @ the time!!

BlackMalachite

I'm anti-establishment. Although I do have to say; I find it incredibly ironic, and hilarious when everyone in my state (California) has this anti-capitalism, anti-corporate mindset, and expects the government to be less corrupt. That's like realizing that plastic isn't drinkable, so you try to drink rubber instead.

Goofle

Why should the government do anything for anyone?

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Frownland

Beats the honour system.

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Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

duga

What, exactly, is the point of the government if not to serve its people? Defense, healthcare, infrastructure, regulation, food/drug safety...if you support even one of those things, that is the government doing it for the people. There are just vastly different ideas about how to go about enforcing those things.

I support government with intensive checks and balances. We would never move beyond a tribal society if people were left to their own devices. That's not to say that there aren't a lot of good people out there who are self-motivated and want to see the human race advance. Hell, for myself I know I would still live by the golden rule even if there were no laws. The laws are for the people who decide to be selfish pricks and ruin it for everyone else.

I think there are 2 things "small government" folks don't understand. First, what I just mentioned above. If there is a loophole, someone WILL take it. I do regulatory work and trust me...there is always some bad actor trying to get through my agency by playing a semantics game with the regulations. Even when we have SIGNIFICANT safety concerns. The government is there to protect the public from those kinds of people. Second, "small government" people are not actually for small government and I think deep down they realize this. You can't run a modern society without laws. They just think different aspects of the public's lives should be regulated.

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djchameleon

People that believe in small government are only interested in it when it's to their advantage but when they are sucking off the teethe of the government it's perfectly fine.

Aka corporate welfare being okay but personal welfare **** those poor people they need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

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Fame, fortune, power, titties. People say these are the most crucial things in life, but you can have a pocket full o' gold and it doesn't mean sh*t if you don't have someone to share that gold with. Seems simple. Yet it's an important lesson to learn. Even lone wolves run in packs sometimes.

DwnWthVwls

You're about as punk as Avril Lavigne.

The more I learn the less I believe... you so suburban. You the type a dude that wheres socks and sandals in a NJ shore town.

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I don't got a god complex, you got a simple god...

The Batlord

Edit: balls.

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Neapolitan

So what makes you think you're so special you deserve the mansion? There are not enough mansions to accommodate every single poor person, working class person, etc etc. Once you're in that mansion then you become the "elite" that the people on the outside hate. You become the new bourgeois, and they're be poor people planning to overthrow you.

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