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NullifyAndSecede 3 points ago +6 / -3

Wars and crises have the effect of strengthening government power and limiting liberty more than anything else.

Government grows as people fear external threats until government itself becomes a bigger threat to those who clamor for its protection.

D.C. scares me a hell of a lot more than Iran, and D.C. has done MUCH more damage to my life and my families lives than Iran/Syria/Iraq combined.