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Originally Posted by Anteater
Sure. When you grow up you realize the government isn't exactly looking out for you. Believing otherwise is a fantasy. I never suggested corporations were an alternative to that: you made that leap.
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Never said the government was. I said they're one of the only levers we have to use against corporations.
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Originally Posted by Anteater
So you "grew up" from being skeptical of government to believing that they're the answer to the world's problems because Bush and Obama said nice things on T.V.?
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No, I grew up from having simpleminded libertarian anti-government knee-jerk views to understanding that government—which is rife with it's own problems—is one of the only things that can curb corporate abuses.
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Originally Posted by Anteater
I understood everything you articulated to me: I just thought it was a pointless of you to make since the only reason you argued against me appears to be "Anteater is wrong for not "believing" in government like I do".
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Apparently you didn't understand, considering your descriptions of my position.