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1. "support the troops" was is and remains little more than a rightwing political meme. its function is internal debate management. it must work to some extent, because folk are still stuck on it. but that generally indicates that you are chumped by the meme: you accept the position it places you in and the logic that it imposes on you. for an example of this meme in action, see seaver's post above.
but outside the context of conservative opinion management, it means nothing.
(2) i continue to be baffled by the general conservative tendency (in this thread represented by ace, in fine fashion) of denigrating the representative/legislative body and fetishizing the Leader. it doesnt seem to square with the libertarian side of conservative politics, so it doesnt seem to follow logically. how does this work?
personally, methinks enough of the pretending to think democracy viable: conservatives should argue for a king or a dictator.
be done with the pretenses.
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spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
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