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Re:Why the past 10 years of American life have been uniquely... by sokoloff on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:47PM (#30997615)
Wanting a powerful federal government to take on Walmart and Amazon seems like burning your house down because it has mice in it. Yeah, you might have some work to do to get the mice under control, but you don’t need to give up your house to do it.
Re:Why the past 10 years of American life have been uniquely... by lovich on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @01:50AM (#30999064)
I don't see how that analogy fits unless you think government is dangerous by definition and cannot provide any sort of services or protections for its people. Weakening the federal government in the face of these large multinational corporations because you're afraid of the government flavored corruptions seems more akin to "burning your house down because it has mice in it" from where I stand.
Re:Why the past 10 years of American life have been uniquely... by sokoloff on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @06:26AM (#31000745)
Much like chemotherapeutics, I do think government is inherently dangerous to the people but also serves a critically important useful purpose. Accordingly, it should be carefully applied when needed and in the right dose and not applied systemically to every life situation.