Nonsense.
Government is just a group of our employees. There is nothing done by Government that can "only" be done by government. But yes, the reason for government is safety, security, breaking up monopolies, law enforcement, managing tangible and intellectual property, keeping the peace, representing the country ....
Nonsense. Government was created for a reason, with or without your approval. Here and everywhere else. If you can't understand it that's your problem. Most people don't seem to feel it's best served by the private sector. Which country do you say has a privately run government?
Conservatives, is a broad group. So what if many conservatives don't pay attn. to civil liberties and foreign intervention, many do pay attn. You could make the same statement about every group some pay more attn. to certain subjects than others.
I said it seems that way to progressives because...
If you are going to respond to something read it first. I am well aware conservatives differ, religious and otherwise.
Nonsense. 9/11 was a classic case of Government failing to do it's job and getting caught with it's pants down, then in response we decided to screw everyone on the planet including ourselves to provide the illusion of doing something. All we needed was to spend a couple bucks putting doors on the cockpit of planes. Instead we knee jerk reacted and spent TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS fighting wars around the planet, created a NAZI like DHS hired SS agents (TSA) to frisk people as they board planes, started reading everyone's instant messages and emails, ... None of which was necessary, and none of which made us safer.
Nonsense. You didn't read the post, again. I said it was the classic case of not doing something then you proceed to disagree and back me up on it. WTF? The fact that we haven't had another 9/11 type attack is either a coincidence or something is working. With or without your approval.