Conservatives like to complain about "Big Government," but despite lower government spending than many peer nations, America is less prosperous and less free...
Seriously though, the content is good. This is the type of stuff that would appeal to my former chud self.
Especially that last line: "We're right to be skeptical of the people that lead us. They don't work for you, or for me.. but it's not because it's not because government is big, it's because it's bought"
That concept is the single idea that got me from being a "libertarian" to on the path to leftism. How I thought about it in my own mind was "Government isn't bad, bad government is bad". Very simple, but easy to grasp and point to examples of functioning governments. This alone won't set somebody on a path to leftism, but it can break them out of being a libertarian at least.
Mr Prager, please hand in your resignation
Seriously though, the content is good. This is the type of stuff that would appeal to my former chud self.
Especially that last line: "We're right to be skeptical of the people that lead us. They don't work for you, or for me.. but it's not because it's not because government is big, it's because it's bought"
That concept is the single idea that got me from being a "libertarian" to on the path to leftism. How I thought about it in my own mind was "Government isn't bad, bad government is bad". Very simple, but easy to grasp and point to examples of functioning governments. This alone won't set somebody on a path to leftism, but it can break them out of being a libertarian at least.
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