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TygrBright

(20,733 posts)
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 03:09 PM Jan 2019

I do not want to hear one shutdown complaint from any Grover Norquist cultist.

Y'all are the ones who were so damn' sure we could shrink government to drown it in a bathtub and rely on the magic of an invisible hand to take up the slack and ensure a livable community.

Now you're getting a taste of what that might be like. Do you see any private sector entrepreneurs stepping up to ensure the safety of our food supply?

How about all those v-cappers who rushed in to clean up the messes on federal land? Oh, wait, I hear y'all muttering something about how there shouldn't BE any "federal land" because it should all be in the hands of the Noble Titans of Industry and Agriculture, creating jobs for all.

Okay, in that case, let's go ahead and devise a fair and equitable way to recompense every citizen for the loss of their share of those commons, and an orderly process to implement that and enable those same Titans to compete on a level playing field to do the best job with those resources. Except that the federal courts are about to shut down, damn.

I'm sure everyone trusts some private-sector substitute for them to carry out the process, though, right? The magic unseen digits would hold them accountable, natch.

What, your flight may be delayed or canceled because of unsafe conditions? After you had to wait for HOURS to get through security?

Quitcher whining. Pony up another grand for your economy ticket from Omaha to Miami and those sterling capitalist warriors will spring into action to provide nationwide security, safe airspace, and seamless interaction with those services worldwide.

You've got a great idea to start a little capitalist enterprise of your own to step into the breach? Sounds wonderful! Take it to the SBA for... oh, wait. Ne'mind. I'm sure you can get EXCELLENT terms from your local bank. Or one of those generous, patient, collaborative v-cap types, right?

Your daughter got laid off from her barista job and now she can't afford her rent and has to come back and live with you while she looks for another job? NO!! So sorry, but while that federal building is mostly empty, not too many people are nipping next door for a caramel macchiato. But those parasite federal workers never contributed anything to the "real" economy anyway.

Your brother's check for the compensatory farm subsidy to make up for the unsold soybeans didn't come through? So what? He's a farmer, he can grow more stuff, right? Oh, he needed that money to pay for seed and fertilizer for a spring crop? Dayum. But hey, he sounds like a taker anyway. Without all that expensive stupid government support for agriculture we can all start paying the real prices for food, now. You're gonna love that.

By the way, what IS that nasty stuff in the creek behind your house? Smells awful! But I'm sure it's safe. It better be, because the EPA's got no one available to come and check. But hey, the fittest will survive.

Oh, and what are you going to do about that near-disaster when the generator you fired up during the winter storm power outage caught fire? If it was me, I'd file a complaint about product safety with the Consumer Complaint Center. If it was open, of course.

Well, at least we can get on with kicking out all those undocumented immigrants, right? Leaving more great, wonderful, highly-paid jobs for real Americans? Ummmm.... no, not while 42,000 immigration court hearings have been postponed because there aren't any of those useless grifter federal employees to undertake them.

So, you're finally getting a taste of what you've said you really wanted, all along.

Hey, just wait 'til the CDC has to shut down emergency responses for the massive epidemics of food-borne illness that are on the way!

Won't that be fun? But at least government will be smaller, yanno?

So will the population.

And there'll be tons of work for gravediggers, crematorium operators, etc. You might want to invest in the manufacture and distribution of body bags.

Someone should be making a few bucks off this "smaller government" your God Emperor of Weeniness is "helping" us pilot.

ironically,
Bright

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I do not want to hear one shutdown complaint from any Grover Norquist cultist. (Original Post) TygrBright Jan 2019 OP
righteous rant Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #1
The "Art of the Deal" is hostage taking. oasis Jan 2019 #2
Those assholes are celebrating... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #3
This. (n/t) FreepFryer Jan 2019 #17
The Architects of Disaster Capitalism see this as a good thing. MarcA Jan 2019 #4
But it only works with enough useful idiots to enable them. n/t TygrBright Jan 2019 #5
and that is the reason for division Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #6
It also works if the free flow of information is blocked/polluted erronis Jan 2019 #8
Although critical aspects of government continue because employees are doing their jobs Hoyt Jan 2019 #7
I posted about this earlier. Reaganism personified. GoneOffShore Jan 2019 #10
Agree. One thing I hate about politics is there are always at least Hoyt Jan 2019 #11
Laughable or hateful. GoneOffShore Jan 2019 #12
Brilliant! woofless Jan 2019 #9
Bravo!!!!! bluecollar2 Jan 2019 #13
Great post. The only bright side is that once the immigrants are kicked out we really won't need as dameatball Jan 2019 #14
I think Norquist-types would have to oppose $5 billion for a wall... thesquanderer Jan 2019 #15
Great rant -- if only Trumpsters could read and absorb. LuckyLib Jan 2019 #16
Ayn Rand was a crazy schizo lady who dreamed of a world that was selfish, cruel and evil kimbutgar Jan 2019 #18
This is the argument to make to all the anarchists who think "volunteerism" can make a country run. ancianita Jan 2019 #19

MarcA

(2,195 posts)
4. The Architects of Disaster Capitalism see this as a good thing.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 03:41 PM
Jan 2019

Destroy democratic government and impoverish the 99%.
Everything and Everyone owned by the Oligarchs: Kochs,
Mercers, Singers, Norquists et al and their Enablers: Ryans,
McConnells, Princes, Trumps, Putins, etc. They should be
treated like the murderers they are.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,024 posts)
6. and that is the reason for division
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:04 PM
Jan 2019

The propaganda machine runs from anti-semitism (see the Soros paranoia) to zomg-nuts (see Alex Jones, in general).

GOP is a coalition of everyone they can convince is a victim, even if GOP is the victimizer. Liberals are uniformly painted as "the enemy" -- coming for their guns, bathrooms, freedom to be racist, money.

erronis

(14,942 posts)
8. It also works if the free flow of information is blocked/polluted
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:18 PM
Jan 2019

Just getting the non-idiots to not vote is part of the action. Make the alternatives seem sullied, not valid. It only takes a few nudges to influence outcomes.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
7. Although critical aspects of government continue because employees are doing their jobs
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:16 PM
Jan 2019

with delayed pay (assuming trump doesn’t try to screw them), GOPers will say/believe that we don’t need as much government because things worked OK during a shutdown. They are too stupid to realize it’s short-term and most employees are working to keep things going for a little while.

That’s what ticks me off.

GoneOffShore

(17,309 posts)
10. I posted about this earlier. Reaganism personified.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:51 PM
Jan 2019

“The state,” he argues, “should not be seen to work. If the state is seen to work, we shall never be rid of it.”

From an Alan Bennett play I saw yesterday on the NHS.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/18/allelujah-review-alan-bennett-bridge-theatre

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
11. Agree. One thing I hate about politics is there are always at least
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:06 PM
Jan 2019

2 sides to everything— one side being laughable.

dameatball

(7,380 posts)
14. Great post. The only bright side is that once the immigrants are kicked out we really won't need as
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:59 PM
Jan 2019

many food inspectors, since there will be much less food. Yes, that is sarcasm.

thesquanderer

(11,953 posts)
15. I think Norquist-types would have to oppose $5 billion for a wall...
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 06:00 PM
Jan 2019

...because it's not paid for, it only increases debt.

kimbutgar

(20,873 posts)
18. Ayn Rand was a crazy schizo lady who dreamed of a world that was selfish, cruel and evil
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 11:08 PM
Jan 2019

I hope she is frying in hell and experiencing the everyday life of a person being a “so called taker”..

ancianita

(35,812 posts)
19. This is the argument to make to all the anarchists who think "volunteerism" can make a country run.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 02:19 AM
Jan 2019

Last edited Tue Jan 22, 2019, 03:54 AM - Edit history (1)

Anarchists think that we "statists" don't need government to scale up services in the third largest country on the planet.

As if that has always worked out so well elsewhere.

Thanks for your post. It's great stuff.




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