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Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
January 2, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
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This too.
“I object to what you’ve done and decline to perform for you” is free speech and free association.
The govt threatening legal action over that is compelled speech.
Fits the warped “I can say whatever I want, you have to listen, and you can’t say anything back” conception of free speech.
“I object to what you’ve done and decline to perform for you” is free speech and free association.
The govt threatening legal action over that is compelled speech.
Fits the warped “I can say whatever I want, you have to listen, and you can’t say anything back” conception of free speech.
“it is illegal for you not to like me”
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This too.
“I object to what you’ve done and decline to perform for you” is free speech and free association.
The govt threatening legal action over that is compelled speech.
Fits the warped “I can say whatever I want, you have to listen, and you can’t say anything back” conception of free speech.
“I object to what you’ve done and decline to perform for you” is free speech and free association.
The govt threatening legal action over that is compelled speech.
Fits the warped “I can say whatever I want, you have to listen, and you can’t say anything back” conception of free speech.
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“Everyone needs mutual aid” - I should hope not because it’s usually not going to be there and its total capacity to support the needy is very low. Part of what makes us progressive is that we understand these kinds of charitable private systems of support are insufficient, and often actively bad.
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“Everyone needs mutual aid” - I should hope not because it’s usually not going to be there and its total capacity to support the needy is very low. Part of what makes us progressive is that we understand these kinds of charitable private systems of support are insufficient, and often actively bad.
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If you let corruption fester then it creates a very bad incentive structure in which anyone who isn't corrupt is a sucker and once everyone is corrupt, everyone is guilty, and enforcement of anti-corruption laws simply becomes a mechanism for punishing anyone who falls from favor
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
If you let corruption fester then it creates a very bad incentive structure in which anyone who isn't corrupt is a sucker and once everyone is corrupt, everyone is guilty, and enforcement of anti-corruption laws simply becomes a mechanism for punishing anyone who falls from favor