I VOTE YES ON CALEXIT!

[Eric the Green]

(03-14-2017, 05:32 PM)SomeGuy Wrote:

(03-14-2017, 05:29 PM)Odin Wrote:

(03-14-2017, 10:15 AM)Kinser79 Wrote:

(03-14-2017, 07:00 AM)Odin Wrote: Oligarchs like weak government because it lets them carve out their own fiefdoms and oppress the population without interference. People like Galen are only cheering on their enserfment.

Oligarchs like strong government because it lets them carve out their own fiefdoms and oppress the population without interference.  People like Odin are only cheering on their own enserfment.

There, fixed it for you.

Seriously consider for a moment that government is a necessary evil.  It might be prudent there for that we have enough government that my neighbor can neither pick my pocket nor break my leg, but not so much where the government is picking my pocket and breaking my leg.

Oligarchical opposition to strong government is a very common theme throughout history in many times and many places.

So is fear of tyrannical government.  I don't think either analogy is conclusive.

What we have in the USA is oligarchical opposition to strong government. The oligarchs have been very successful for the last 40 years (as of 2020) convincing people that NOT opposing their greedy grasp of power is supporting "freedom." It's doublespeak. They alone have any actual reason to oppose strong government in the USA, because it reduces their power and wealth. Actually, liberal policies in the USA are better for everyone, even including the oligarchs. A few of them even realize this fact.