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This is why most libertarians and conservatives want a smaller government with limited interference in our lives.

This is why most libertarians and conservatives want a smaller government with limited interference in our lives. | A Government 
big enough to give 
you everything 
you want; is big enough to 
take away everything 
you have; - THOMAS JEFFERSON | image tagged in thomas jefferson,libertarians,conservatives | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
2,992 views 104 upvotes Made by who_am_i 5 years ago in politics
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9 ups, 5y,
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Woman Yelling At Cat Meme | I wipe my own butt! The government can do a better job than you LIBERALS | image tagged in memes,woman yelling at cat | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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poop girl | WHEN THE GOVERNMENT GET INVOLVED | image tagged in poop girl | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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9 ups, 5y,
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Beto vows to take away guns | image tagged in beto vows to take away guns | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
7 ups, 5y
Thank you
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2 ups, 5y,
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Aw, you used my meme :)
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2 ups, 5y
You made that, nice.
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8 ups, 5y,
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9 ups, 5y
That is what I am saying. A smaller limited government.
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7 ups, 5y,
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I’m a conservative and libertarian, and I can say that you are CORRECT!
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7 ups, 5y,
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So very true.
8 ups, 5y,
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Take my up vote
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2 ups, 5y
TY :)
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6 ups, 5y,
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6 ups, 5y,
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No shit
7 ups, 5y,
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up vote
3 ups, 5y
Thanks mate
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1 up, 5y,
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This meme makes me wonder who exactly you're referencing. Who's the conservative, who's the libertarian in government right now?
6 ups, 5y,
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To me it is progressive parties which are dems and repubs, mostly in the dems party. Anyone who is a libertarian gets assimilated into the system and they all sell out in the end.
1 up, 5y,
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Maybe.

I asked because I see no conservatives or libertarians. They don't exist.
3 ups, 5y
I am a libertarian and generally vote 3rd party because I can't start both parties.
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5 ups, 5y,
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They gave you food, shelter, phones, medical .... what else do you need to live?
1 up, 5y
I think a lot of unfortunate people going tonight without those things would be surprised to hear they got them
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Everyone today who opposes the institution of slavery (fully opposes, not just the “slave trade“ aspect) is in some sense a more based political philosopher than Jefferson

A lot of cringey, racist stuff about the “savages” in the Declaration of Independence as well

Didn’t run the cleanest election campaign ever in 1800

Dismantled our navy when we ended up needing it later

Thought agriculture was the root of wealth and looked down his nose at financial systems and the type of service economy stuff favored by Hamilton and which has become absolutely critical to modern life

Just stuff off the top of my head — the dude could write and turn a phrase but there is plenty there to criticize
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“Based” = slang term popularized by rapper Lil’ B, meaning (roughly) grounded, being yourself, not caring what others think

https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/based/

I was not aware the term had been re-appropriated by the alt-right to mean “un-woke.” Well, I guess I’m just re-re-appropriating it now.

That’s how slang works!
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Naturally you are fixated upon Jefferson’s allegedly astounding “political philosophy,” and a whole lot less interested in its messy and sometimes ugly internal contradictions and the practical realities he encountered while attempting putting that philosophy into practice

It is difficult for theory to survive contact with political reality

Everyone sells out — the question is, how much and on what items?
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When I said “any possible administration,” I meant of any of the candidates currently running for U.S. President.

If this meme is a side-swipe at those progressive Democrats commonly considered “Leftists” — and most memes here in the “politics” stream are criticisms of Democrats, this one is just subtle and indeed understated enough that I upvoted it anyway — then it is not entirely apt.

Government in the wrong hands can, indeed, take everything you have. Which is why it is so critical to get politics correct, as the late great Charles Krauthammer put it

(See! I read conservative authors too!)

However: All the comparisons in the world of Democrats to Nazis, Stalinists, Maoists, etc. do not prove that the Democratic Party actually stands for that degree of consolidation of power. And: even more to the point, would not be capable of bringing about things like gulags and mass starvation even if it wanted to.

Why is that?

Because we have — and you’re going to love this — a Constitution!

And two hundred-plus years of constitutional history backing it up!

Reverence of the Constitution has basically reached the status of a civic religion here in America — as you and others like you demonstrate every single day.

(And I mean “Civic Religion” as in the acceptance of beliefs without proof or however you defined it the other day)

And Democrats subscribe to this religion, like and revere the Constitution, too: even if we disagree with over some of the debatable aspects that our Supreme Court is still figuring out centuries later.
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1 up, 5y
lolol
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12 ups, 5y,
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awesome meme
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2 ups, 5y
When you compare large private corporations to big government, you've already lost the argument. Using Spock as your driving point doesn't make it sound any more logical.
1 up, 5y
Anything a corporation "takes" from you is given voluntarily in exchange for something you want.
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A Government big enough to give you everything you want; is big enough to take away everything you have; - THOMAS JEFFERSON