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originally posted in:Secular Sevens
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Edited by Ron Paul:
7/10/2013 6:06:42 AM
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The Truth About Conservatives and Liberals.
Conservatives and Liberals are always portrayed as if they're opposites of each other. Though it may seem as if they have many differences between each other, there is only one difference between the two. That difference is time.
Remember when the Patriot Act was signed into law? Liberals (and Libertarians) were strongly against this, and were told by Conservatives "If you have nothing to hide, why fear?".
Now, through leaks from Edward Snowden, we know that the NSA has secretly been spying on us and tracking our Internet activity. And who supports this? Liberals. Who opposes this? Conservatives (and Libertarians).
[url=http://i.imgur.com/J6O69ux.png]Oh have the times changed.[/url]
Daily reminder that it's not Liberal or Conservative, it's the state vs you.
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1 ReplyFirstly, I don't think there's any actual basis to support the assertion that "liberals support state surveillance of the populace." The current administration may be using these measures, but they are measures that began during the Bush administration. This isn't a question of right or left, it's merely the very obvious observation that politicians, when given power, use it. But I certainly don't believe that a majority, or even a large minority, of people who identify themselves as 'liberal' support these measures. Secondly, if conservatives say they oppose anything that's currently being done, it's only because it's being done by the current Democrat administration, and politicians will seize any opportunity to make themselves look good and their opponents look bad. Those same conservatives are by and large the very people who supported these measures being enacted in the first place.
