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JHB

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3. Whenever you hear a right-winger going on about "government tyranny"...

Reply to padfun (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 07:01 AM

Mar 2022

...the real complaint is usually that he can't be a tyrant in whatever he considers his rightful domain.

Labor law, domestic abuse law, business regulation, anything that crimps his ability to be Lord and Master. Even if he doesn't usually act like a tyrant, he damn well insists that he have the right to be one, and don't you say otherwise!.

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When Right-wingers say Freedom and Liberty, I think they mean Privilege. [View all] padfun Mar 2022 OP

I think you are right. It's only about thier rights, not someone elses. overleft Mar 2022 #1

A better word may be "license" - as in "licentious" hatrack Mar 2022 #2

Whenever you hear a right-winger going on about "government tyranny"... JHB Mar 2022 #3

Nailed it Easterncedar Mar 2022 #4

+1 chowder66 Mar 2022 #9

The fact is that the entirety of the republican / conservative body politic Cosmocat Mar 2022 #5

Those fools simply want freedom richdj25 Mar 2022 #6

Good point. Joinfortmill Mar 2022 #7

Mine, not thine Maeve Mar 2022 #8

OMG your tagline! lol.... And your statement is right on! chowder66 Mar 2022 #10

You're as free as your bank account says you are. tenderfoot Mar 2022 #11

more like the laws, rules, and regulations that I don't like vlyons Mar 2022 #12

I think you are EXACTLY right. Trueblue Texan Mar 2022 #13

You left out one word. multigraincracker Mar 2022 #14

You have nailed it! randr Mar 2022 #15