Slicer97 said:
Malibu said:
Can you please be specific and define those positions that are 'unpopular ideas to free thinking people'. This thread is still fairly light on definitions of the mind virus but heavy on shoot them and put them in reeducation camps. I think if we're going to entertain that kid of rhetoric, we could have the courtesy of defining who gets to be first against the wall and escorted into the camp for right thinking.
An oversimplification to be sure, but basically any fool who thinks more government, particularly federal government, is a good answer.
Screw winning hearts and minds. I'd settle for a government that adheres to the Constitution and doesn't overstep its bounds. It'd also be a big help if that government would quit spending money it doesn't have on bulls*** we don't need.
I think this is worth expanding on. $38T in debt and hyperinflation or supernova and deflation point to a government way too big. Spending on Constitutionally valid things like the military and our various (mis)adventures have undoubtedly been responsible for ballooning government spending, as have the multiple rounds of socialism (bailouts) signed by Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden.
Saying we're spending too much is 100% obvious. Saying what we should spend money on is a different question entirely.
I disagree entirely with the notion that Government has zero business being involved in various social issue, particularly around health and children's issues, while absolutely agreeing that the structure of the help matters and we're doing it wrong. Either way, debating the line of 'radical liberal mind virus' vs. different values of how to allocate scarce resources (USG budget) is useful.