Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoThe Republican Party used to be very big on smaller government. What caused them to turn into the party of big government over reach? When did it happen?message-squaremessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down19
arrow-up1116arrow-down1message-squareThe Republican Party used to be very big on smaller government. What caused them to turn into the party of big government over reach? When did it happen?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareTubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 days agoThe Republican party was never about smaller government. You are a fool if you believe that.
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoOf course they are for a smaller government, just not in the way you think. Smaller role in regulations and taxing. Reduced federal government size. Elimination of welfare. Bigger role in defense and social control. These are excluded in the mind of Republicans so they don’t count.
minus-squareDarkFuture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYup. Every time in my life I’ve seen conservatives gain power, they’ve attempted to assert more control over others.
The Republican party was never about smaller government.
You are a fool if you believe that.
Of course they are for a smaller government, just not in the way you think.
Smaller role in regulations and taxing. Reduced federal government size. Elimination of welfare.
Bigger role in defense and social control. These are excluded in the mind of Republicans so they don’t count.
Yup.
Every time in my life I’ve seen conservatives gain power, they’ve attempted to assert more control over others.