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Art-Vandelay41 45 points ago +45 / -0

Good lord those comments were poison. “Drumpf fans want small government and low taxes but also want the police to stop protests”

wtf how are those contradictory values. I want limited government but I want daggum law and order

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AgamemnonContingency 17 points ago +17 / -0

The government exists almost solely for the formation of a collective defense, originally what would become "police" and their equivalents was the mechanism, a core of trained professionals a new army could be formed around thanks to the 2nd amendment. At least that's what I got reading the federalist papers. We didn't even decide to fully create a real standing military until pirates were enslaving our ships, the only remnants was a mostly ceremonial/emergency 2 or 3 regiments.

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RedSocks157 12 points ago +12 / -0

The government has limited duties and one of them is providing for the common defense, and enforcing the law.

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Meatbank84 9 points ago +9 / -0

Yeah really mental gymnastics. Basic emergency services and police force are small government. When I say I want small government it means I want what’s necessary. Police is necessary. An inclusion and diversity committee is not. Nor is paying for tranny therapy sessions.

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GenderlessWookie 1 point ago +1 / -0

EMT/Fire services are still volunteer in a lot of places in the country.

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ArdentGrasshopper 7 points ago +7 / -0

You're using bourgeoisie logic and (as per Marx) ain't nobody got time fo' dat.

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Horseradish 6 points ago +7 / -1

Apparently the Second Amendment protects drive-by shootings.

Did I read that right?

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Art-Vandelay41 4 points ago +4 / -0

Those people probably think the Bill of Rights is racist, idk how you could have a real conversation with them