I VOTE YES ON CALEXIT!

[Kinser79]

(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.

Oligarchical support for strong government is a very common theme as well. 

One might wonder about something.  Are these oligarchs interested in what works for them and willing to support whatever it is that works for them?

Given the choice between oligarchs in the private sector and oligarchs in the state, I'll take the former.  Unlike the state private business cannot force me to do business with them without governmental collusion.