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Originally Posted by Ea
There is this thing - very strange - that I seem to be reading between the lines of the more republican/conservative/libertarian USA posters, and that is that you seem to perceive a government as primarily an oppressor - something to be avoided.
You seem to abhor governmental influence and do not trust a government. I don't understand at all.... Do you not vote for a government to act as a government - to rule the affairs of your country? It all sounds quite anarchist to me. You seem to equate government with oppression.
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This isn't too far off the mark. The US government was instituted "of the people, by the people, for the people". The Constitution was intended to enumerate the rights and powers of the federal government, specifically to LIMIT those rights and powers. That's why many of the bill of rights (which theoretically list some of the rights of the people) are phrased as "congress shall not infringe..."
Clearly some level of government is needed. Much of the debate between conservatives and liberals in the US is centered around where that line is drawn.