Rahvin writes:
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Rrhain would likely bring up things like the USA PATRIOT Act, but the fact is that abominable set of legislation works counter to the traditional conservative value of "small government."
Logical error: "No True Scotsman" fallacy.
You need to recognize that talking points are not the same as actual policy. Republicans are not in favor of "small government" no matter how much they may claim to be. The government grows under Republicans and actually shrinks under Democrats.
What conservatives want isn't a "small" government but rather different government. They aren't against regulation...they just want to regulate different things.
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The values trumpeted in front of the media are frequently not at all the reality behind legislation.
Precisely. That's why you have to look at what they do, not what they say.
Rrhain
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