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At this point it’s beyond clear the whole “small government” and “don’t tread on me” conservative narrative was complete and utter bullshit. The only ‘small gov’ they want is when it’s an excuse to not protect minorities civil rights or help poor people
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Anonymous 4w

we've got to understand what "conservative" means, its literally essential. it can be two things, and i dont think anything else: socially conservative or fiscally conservative. fiscally conservative is libertarian. socially conservative is really what we see when we say conservative. the current administration has had some literal libertarians (elon the most notable) in it, influencing it to be more libertarian-conservative, but it is primarily socially-conservative.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

for a socially-conservative government to achieve its goals, it must attempt to influence culture and the actions of individuals. we've seen a sharp rise in trad-culture in the past year or two, because of (socially) conservative influencers getting major bags. but now thats not enough. its become time for the government to use force to ensure social conservatism.

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