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JHB

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2. The "Big Government" they rail against has always been the things that work for ordinary people...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 10:23 AM

Sep 2012

...and the "limited government" they sloganeer on has always meant "freedom for the most ruthless".

They've been very successful at putting lipstick on their pig and snowing some people that it wasn't their intention (remember "compassionate conservative"?), but when you look at the people driving their movement that's exactly what they wanted.

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The Republican party is demented. [View all] kpete Sep 2012 OP

Self-righteous hypocrisy is so much more obnoxious than hypocrisy itself. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #1

The "Big Government" they rail against has always been the things that work for ordinary people... JHB Sep 2012 #2

They are focused like a laser on cutting government... kentuck Sep 2012 #5

I don't like to say this but all roads do seem to lead to racism. Cary Sep 2012 #3

good analysis salinen Sep 2012 #4

I've used precisely that terminology: JHB Sep 2012 #7

Mussolini would be so proud of the baggers. hifiguy Sep 2012 #6

I compare them to the Soviets (hey, throw their own accusations back in their face)... JHB Sep 2012 #8