Dr.Traveler
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Tyranny.
The Right's new boyfriend.
Since when did the right start liking Obama, Statists, and their damaging policies?
There's a direct throughline to supporting Dictatorships overseas, and ending up with one at home.
Let's say for a second that the US decides that the best way to fight Islamic Extremism is to install puppet dictators in any country where democracy could translate into Extremist control. To do that, you'll at the very least end up running covert ops in that country to smooth the way for your dictator. You'll have to arm him, and you'll have to provide him the resources to stay in power. You'll probably have to run cover for him in the US and World press not to mention provide political cover all over the world for him.
Now, that will all cost money and require coordination. The more dictators you support, the more it will cost. The longer they endure, the more they cost as corruption and public anger rise.
To pay for that, you'll need tax revenue, which requires a larger Federal Government to collect that money. Coordinating support in the Press and on the world stage requires expanded Federal power to ensure you have the resources and national will necessary.
That's why it is incompatible to advocate interferring in another country's right to self determination while at the same time advocating small government here at home. Your stance on other nations requires a large government to implement.