I’m always amazed at the number of people who believe that the only thing the government can do right is kill people. Here’s a little example:
Anti-Government Self-Proclaimed Patriot Type: The government
can’t do anything right. You really want them screwing up your healthcare? You
can’t trust ‘em! They’re incompetent and stupid and they’re stealing your tax
dollars to spend on their stupid incompetence! Why, I wouldn’t trust our stupid
incompetent government as far as I could throw it! (SFX: DOORBELL) Just a
second—someone at the door.
The Government: Hi, we’re starting an unwinnable war over in
Turdistan. We’d sure like your support, and in fact we’d like to slap a uniform
on your son and send him over to fight.
Anti-Government Self-Proclaimed Patriot Type: Well, hell,
yes! Boy, get out here and go with this nice fella! Your country needs you!
I’m not sure how the government one rails against in one
sentence suddenly becomes infallible when it comes to killing the inhabitants
of other countries, but from what I’ve seen there’s not a big overlap between
the anti-government and anti-war camps. It’s kind of the same thing with capital
punishment: They might be “stupid, incompetent, etc,” but if the government
determines that some prisoner deserves to be executed, our self-proclaimed
patriots would be more than happy to throw the switch.
So, then, just to make sure I’m clear: The government is always wrong
except when it’s killing people who frighten you? Got it.
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