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Old 08-10-2010, 04:36 PM   #200 (permalink)
Wes Mantooth
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Originally Posted by FoolThemAll View Post
And if you don't want the government removing choices, then you have no basis for standing against infanticide. Come on now, none but the most ardent anarchists are for a complete withdrawal of government from "our daily lives". Use just a little imagination and see the magical italics: "less government intrusion". Of course liberals, conservatives, and their subgroups are going to differ on which areas the government should be less intrusive (or more intrusive). That tea partiers see a number of areas where the government isn't, in their view, present enough, doesn't exactly give you a slam-dunk case that they don't believe in smaller government. It's possible for the government to be overbearing in some areas and too lax in others simultaneously.

I don't doubt that there's hypocrisy in the tea party movement. (Not to as great of a degree as with Republicans or Democrats, but hey, it's a young movement.) But you seem to think it's easier to spot than it actually is.
That's why I don't like the less govt intrusion position to begin with. You either have to accept that the govt is going to dictate and decide certain issues, be they left or right, or its hands off for everything except its outlined responsibilities in the constitution. They don't want less govt intrusion they want a govt that intrudes when it fits their agenda and one that backs off when it doesn't. That's not a smaller, less intrusive govt its a right wing govt that will be used to its fullest to suit their needs. (And yes both sides do this). Perhaps hypocrisy was too strong of a word but it is rather contradictive.

But again I was suggesting that the above list isn't so much a platform as it is a way to recruit as many conservatives as possible by throwing out vague right wing ideals weather they contradict one another or not.
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