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appalachiablue

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11. "Liberty' and "Individuals' vs. the Common Good is straight

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Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:47 PM

Jul 2020

out of the far right, anti government Libertarian and Federalist Society ideology that's been imposed since Thatcher and Reagan. It has to end.

Mgt. Thatcher: 'There is no such thing as society. There are only individuals and families.'

Dutch Reagan: 'Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.' 1981 Inaugural Address.

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