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Neither.
Neither.
Yeah... Ultimately, I agree with you. But I'm trying to draw a line here. If you had to pick one, which makes more sense? It's occurred to me recently that people really do come at it from different angles. Some of us want government that protects us from harm, but otherwise leaves us to live life how we want. Others see government as a tool to build a virtuous and successful community. I'm trying to get a handle on how prevalent these two leanings are.
Do you have a preference?
To provide advanced industrial infrastructure, bailouts, subsidies and regulatory support to business, but take no credit for it. To protect Exxon's oil fields in the middle east, but don't talk about it. To protect the global supply chains and trade routes of business. To fund and develop the satellite technology used by telecom to make massive profits. To fund Boeing and provide massive financial and R&D support to the development of commercial aviation. To provide the private sector with technological advances that came out of the Cold War Pentagon and NASA. To build highways, energy plants, water facilities . . . which is so valuable to commerce. To make sure that nobody ever talks about the things government does to help profit makers.
But make sure that nobody knows
To encourage people to be dependent. Which is a bad thing. This poll doesn't quite encompass the entire issue.
To encourage people to be dependent. Which is a bad thing. This poll doesn't quite encompass the entire issue.
It's not intended to. The entire issue is far too large for a poll. I'm merely interested in the distinction between people who see the government as a tool to generally guide us toward the 'one right way to live', and those who see it as a means of getting along in a plurality of different 'right ways'.
Neither.
To provide advanced industrial infrastructure, bailouts, subsidies and regulatory support to business, but take no credit for it. To protect Exxon's oil fields in the middle east, but don't talk about it. To protect the global supply chains and trade routes of business. To fund and develop the satellite technology used by telecom to make massive profits. To fund Boeing and provide massive financial and R&D support to the development of commercial aviation. To provide the private sector with technological advances that came out of the Cold War Pentagon and NASA. To build highways, energy plants, water facilities . . . which is so valuable to commerce. To make sure that nobody ever talks about the things government does to help profit makers.
But make sure that nobody knows
I know, I know, "it's not that simple", but if you had to go with one of these statements, which are you more comfortable with?
I know, I know, "it's not that simple", but if you had to go with one of these statements, which are you more comfortable with?
The purpose of government is to protect the rights of its citizens, whether it is a foreign predator or a domestic one, i.e. Al Queda and Wall Street. Americans need protection from the hostile infiltration and possible loss of life by the first and the hostile monopolization of our economy by the second.
I know, I know, "it's not that simple", but if you had to go with one of these statements, which are you more comfortable with?
The purpose of government is to protect the rights of its citizens, whether it is a foreign predator or a domestic one, i.e. Al Queda and Wall Street. Americans need protection from the hostile infiltration and possible loss of life by the first and the hostile monopolization of our economy by the second.
We need protection from our govt.