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[T]he Statist has an insatiable appetite for control

hypocritexposer

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thought this quote fit well with many of the discussions lately.

[T]he Statist has an insatiable appetite for control. His sights are set on his next meal even before he has fully digested his last. He is constantly agitating for government action. And in furtherance of that purpose, the Statist speaks in the tongue of a demagogue, concocting one pretext and grievance after another to manipulate public perceptions and build popular momentum for the divestiture of liberty and prosperity from its rightful possessors. The industrious, earnest, and successful are demonized as perpetrators of various offenses against the public good, which justifies governmental intervention on behalf of an endless parade of “victims.” In this way, [both] the perpetrator and the victim are subordinated to the government’s authority—the former by outright theft, the latter by dependent existence. (p.8)

Mark Levin, Liberty and Tyranny
 

badaxemoo

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These arguments are about as compelling as those put forth by the most rabid Bush-haters who claimed he was pushing the U.S. toward fascism.

In other words, they're not compelling.

But feel free to continue your unsubstantiated ravings us becoming the next U.S.S.R. - they are pretty amusing.
 

Sandhusker

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badaxemoo said:
These arguments are about as compelling as those put forth by the most rabid Bush-haters who claimed he was pushing the U.S. toward fascism.

In other words, they're not compelling.

But feel free to continue your unsubstantiated ravings us becoming the next U.S.S.R. - they are pretty amusing.

And again, nothing of substance, just a smart-ass comment from the back of the room.
 

badaxemoo

Well-known member
Sandhusker said:
badaxemoo said:
These arguments are about as compelling as those put forth by the most rabid Bush-haters who claimed he was pushing the U.S. toward fascism.

In other words, they're not compelling.

But feel free to continue your unsubstantiated ravings us becoming the next U.S.S.R. - they are pretty amusing.

And again, nothing of substance, just a smart-ass comment from the back of the room.

That's all it deserves.

Do you have a problem with the presidencies of Teddy Roosevelt and F.D.R. as well? It would seem like they would fall under the definition.
 
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