Everything in politics seems backward

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Does it seem to anyone else that in US politics, republicans say we are all about the government being smaller, staying out of your life, and lowering taxes, but during the time of republican control, I felt an increased government presence in my life, noticed outrageous spending increases for war, and the shrinking of our civil rights through the Patriot Act? Is it normal to feel this way?

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  • thecoldhardtruth
    10 years ago

    Governments use propaganda as a tool to manipulate people into thinking they're doing one thing when they're really doing the opposite. yeah it's normal.

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  • RomeoDeMontague
    10 years ago

    Well the idea of free healthcare was a democratic idea and that's giving more control to government.

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  • akaiser45
    13 years ago

    Hey man.. dont diss my GOP

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    I agree. I'm a Democrat and yes I know this side has a lot of problems as well. However, what you stated was the "less of government" part and it was a huge republican platform for a long time. They are more for less taxes and giving back to the rich (Don't ask me to source this but I will, I just don't want to write a book on this topic.) while the Democrats are more for the working class and poorer people in general.

    Back to what you were stating, the Republicans in general still want everything they have now, things like cheap gas, world control, control in the home and so on but the thing is - they don't want to pay for it. They want all of this crap but are unwilling to find room in the budget or break their core beliefs of raising taxes so we borrow money from other nations, hence the deficit.

    I want to keep this short so I am going to end this here, if you want more to this, I will be more than happy to write more. Just ask away.

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  • Chooseyourweapon
    14 years ago

    Man-made government has failed for 6,000 years. A better question would be if it is normal to continue to put faith in human government.

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