crussmith2
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When the excrement hits the fan
one of the most basic definitions of the term civilizationas opposed to anarchyis a society that simply recognizes we're all in this together and consequently builds publicly run institutions to honor that truism.
Though they refuse to publicly admit it, anti-government conservatives actually seem to realize this truism when they or their constituents are personally involved. Oklahoma provides an illustrative example.
In the wake of the tornado, you haven't seen Oklahoma's right-wing legislators making anti-Big Government arguments to deride the fact that their state receives more federal tax dollars than it contributes as of 2010, the most recent data available. Instead, you will likelyand rightlysee them lobbying to bring back disaster relief funds from Washington. Likewise, you haven't see Oklahoma's archconservative demagogues like Republican Sen. Tom Coburn saying government shouldn't help respond to the latest tornado. Instead, he's now insisting theres a legitimate role for government to play.
After Oklahoma Disaster, Give Thanks for ?Big Government? - In These Times
one of the most basic definitions of the term civilizationas opposed to anarchyis a society that simply recognizes we're all in this together and consequently builds publicly run institutions to honor that truism.
Though they refuse to publicly admit it, anti-government conservatives actually seem to realize this truism when they or their constituents are personally involved. Oklahoma provides an illustrative example.
In the wake of the tornado, you haven't seen Oklahoma's right-wing legislators making anti-Big Government arguments to deride the fact that their state receives more federal tax dollars than it contributes as of 2010, the most recent data available. Instead, you will likelyand rightlysee them lobbying to bring back disaster relief funds from Washington. Likewise, you haven't see Oklahoma's archconservative demagogues like Republican Sen. Tom Coburn saying government shouldn't help respond to the latest tornado. Instead, he's now insisting theres a legitimate role for government to play.
After Oklahoma Disaster, Give Thanks for ?Big Government? - In These Times