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Originally Posted by roachboy
nor have i had any luck trying to get folk from teh right to square this: in matters of economic policy, most on the right buy the absurd line that the state is nothing other than a source of irrationality, but when it comes to the "war on terror" they are most docile with reference to the state--they kinda like an authoritarian state. i dont get it. i figure it must be the appeal of boys in uniform. but how can the state be wholly irrational in one sphere and to be trusted in the other? it either is irrational or it is not.
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roachy do you really have a problem with this? If so you understand the right far less than I thought. We are not anti-government, but we do think the government has very specific roles where it is needed. The key being national security. Its quite simple really, protect us from enemies but don't steal our money to gain votes in your district.
This is where the right differs from a libertarian of course, and perhaps why I'll never be a true libertarian, they are very weak on national defense, but the rest of the package is quite nice.