Why do conservatives and liberals see State as solution?

[Codec]

Connies: Abortion, trade balances, gay issues, culture and religion, immigration, media, etc.

Libbies: Income distribution, social security, race, etc.

The Connie position is especially perplexing, as they claim to be anti-government. Yet they still want to control as much as they possibly can with the State. Is this similar to their claim of being anti-gay?

Oh well, it is only politics, right? Never meant to be consistent, only a means to secure and entrench positions of Power.

 

[Cerb]

Very simple: old people and corporate lobbyists.

 

[her209]

83 posts since 2000. You rock!

 

[Codec]

Don't you know you roll over at 20,000? :beer:

 

[WhipperSnapper]

84 posts since 2000. Give the guy credit for not being a forum spammer.

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: Cerb
Very simple: old people and corporate lobbyists.

And when (or if) you become old what will the problem be?

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: Cerb
Very simple: old people and corporate lobbyists.

And when (or if) you become old what will the problem be?

Problem with what?

 

[sandorski]

Government, in Theory, is how the People exert their collective Power over themselves. Most Democratic Governments have a Constitution or Tradition(such as Britain) that helps to avoid the Tyranny of the Majority as a balance to raw Rule by Majority. That's basically why both sides of the Political spectrum use Government the way they do.