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by xvector 1789 days ago
> Why are we still so wrapped up in this Reaganite semantics about "government" decades later?

because no one is calling for more private power but a ton of people are constantly calling for more government power

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Loads of people are calling for more private power! People who defend the contractor-ization of American workers are asking for private power. People who argue for billionaires to have the right to launch themselves into orbit are arguing for more private power. People who argue for letting employers pick and choose what healthcare to provide their workers are asking for more private power.

Many discussions about gov't control are usually within the context of private power already existing. Of course those same people insist on a hyper-atomization of the topics to make it less clearcut. That's why context is important folks

People are calling for more private power every day. In fact, I think that if I had to pick one central theme behind American conservatism it would be that.
So how do you block private power if not via legislation? Legislation and its enforcement are a government power.
Are you one of those people that want to shut down the USPS?
No, but I'd like to cut my taxes in half by stopping my government from committing war crimes on innocent brown people.