Republicans hate any government that they don’t control. And they’re willing to swear fealty to anyone that will give them power over everyone else.
The GOP has never been about “smaller government”. That bullshit started with Regan and “Trickle Down Economics” and then wanting to undo business regulations enacted by the federal government (ironically from agencies Republican presidents started- like the EPA and OSHA).
They are always for big government and big government spending on the things they like- but not on anything else. Anything else is “socialism” even though many of their policies- like farming subsidies- are direct examples of a capitalist system with socialist benefits. Or controlling something don’t like. But again, only for the things they like/don’t like.
I’m just glad we finally have an advocate for small government.
/s
Hear me out, but I’m beginning to think they might be liars
When was America great, maybe 1954, the year I was born?
Government was big, unions were strong, and the top income tax tier was 90 fucking percent. Let’s MAGA baby.
Republicans: Government needs to stay out of everyone’s lives
MAGA: Trump is the only one that can fix everyone’s lives.
They do hate big government… They want a small, 1 man government.
Republicans also claim to be smart. Nobody is holding their breath waiting for proof
Forgot the second part. Obey and pay me.
Where’s the humor?
Let’s not forget destruction of civil rights for women, racial, religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+.
Not big the government that’s not controlled by them.
You’re missing the rest of their thought process:
“I hate big government [only because I’m not in charge and I have to answer to someone other than myself; if big government puts me in charge so I don’t have to answer to anyone, *or so I think*, that’s fine].”
In the original context of the meme, they were aliens (They Live). Which would explain a lot.
Small enough to fit on a throne.
Technically if Trump is calling all the shots then the government is essentially just 1 person. How much smaller could it get? It’s exactly what they want, a dictator!
They thought they were free.
Oh no the executive is telling HHS and the DOJ what to do? The horror 😂
Yeah they do, big as in size(amount of people in it), not how much power government has.
I’m just going to go out on a limb here and say the republicans don’t believe anything they claim they believe in. They’ll just say whatever they think you want to hear in order to vote for them. Pay attention to what they do when they take power. You can pretty much rank how shitty specific states are by how much control the Republicans have over them.
Someone will inevitably come along and claim the Democrats are no better, but we’d have universal health care and way fewer people living in poverty and hunger if it weren’t for Republican obstructionism.
Yeah, when the government tells you to pay tax or try to stop school shootings.
“Big government” means, and always has meant, a government that protects the rights of minorities, regulates business to ensure safety and fairness, and redistributes wealth from the richest among us to the working class. It has never been a critique of authoritarianism.
God, people need to get the fuck over that already and realize that Republicans have been playing Democrats for fools. Democrats think words are important and Republicans will say anything so Democrats feel like debate and dialogue has been fulfilled and shut up.
And it works every time.
Stop getting hung up on this lie and move past it and start taking action.
When they say they don’t like big government, it means they don’t want all kinds of people getting help from the government.
But taking advantage of the system and using the government to hurt “others” is exactly what they want. They’re just too ignorant to know they’ll be victims too.
A monarchy is the “smallest” government of all.
That’s what they meant.
A dictatorship is the smallest government.
Republicans are lying, traitorous Russian assets, yes.
I get that it is a metaphor, but I have a particular distaste about associating a sweet person like Andre the Giant with this.
Hard to be a shittier more hypocritical American than a Republican these days
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Republicans hate any government that they don’t control. And they’re willing to swear fealty to anyone that will give them power over everyone else.
The GOP has never been about “smaller government”. That bullshit started with Regan and “Trickle Down Economics” and then wanting to undo business regulations enacted by the federal government (ironically from agencies Republican presidents started- like the EPA and OSHA).
They are always for big government and big government spending on the things they like- but not on anything else. Anything else is “socialism” even though many of their policies- like farming subsidies- are direct examples of a capitalist system with socialist benefits. Or controlling something don’t like. But again, only for the things they like/don’t like.
I’m just glad we finally have an advocate for small government.
/s
Hear me out, but I’m beginning to think they might be liars
When was America great, maybe 1954, the year I was born?
Government was big, unions were strong, and the top income tax tier was 90 fucking percent. Let’s MAGA baby.
Republicans: Government needs to stay out of everyone’s lives
MAGA: Trump is the only one that can fix everyone’s lives.
They do hate big government… They want a small, 1 man government.
Republicans also claim to be smart. Nobody is holding their breath waiting for proof
Forgot the second part. Obey and pay me.
Where’s the humor?
Let’s not forget destruction of civil rights for women, racial, religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+.
Not big the government that’s not controlled by them.
You’re missing the rest of their thought process:
“I hate big government [only because I’m not in charge and I have to answer to someone other than myself; if big government puts me in charge so I don’t have to answer to anyone, *or so I think*, that’s fine].”
In the original context of the meme, they were aliens (They Live). Which would explain a lot.
Small enough to fit on a throne.
Technically if Trump is calling all the shots then the government is essentially just 1 person. How much smaller could it get? It’s exactly what they want, a dictator!
They thought they were free.
Oh no the executive is telling HHS and the DOJ what to do? The horror 😂
Yeah they do, big as in size(amount of people in it), not how much power government has.
I’m just going to go out on a limb here and say the republicans don’t believe anything they claim they believe in. They’ll just say whatever they think you want to hear in order to vote for them. Pay attention to what they do when they take power. You can pretty much rank how shitty specific states are by how much control the Republicans have over them.
Someone will inevitably come along and claim the Democrats are no better, but we’d have universal health care and way fewer people living in poverty and hunger if it weren’t for Republican obstructionism.
Yeah, when the government tells you to pay tax or try to stop school shootings.
“Big government” means, and always has meant, a government that protects the rights of minorities, regulates business to ensure safety and fairness, and redistributes wealth from the richest among us to the working class. It has never been a critique of authoritarianism.
God, people need to get the fuck over that already and realize that Republicans have been playing Democrats for fools. Democrats think words are important and Republicans will say anything so Democrats feel like debate and dialogue has been fulfilled and shut up.
And it works every time.
Stop getting hung up on this lie and move past it and start taking action.
When they say they don’t like big government, it means they don’t want all kinds of people getting help from the government.
But taking advantage of the system and using the government to hurt “others” is exactly what they want. They’re just too ignorant to know they’ll be victims too.
A monarchy is the “smallest” government of all.
That’s what they meant.
A dictatorship is the smallest government.
Republicans are lying, traitorous Russian assets, yes.
I get that it is a metaphor, but I have a particular distaste about associating a sweet person like Andre the Giant with this.
Hard to be a shittier more hypocritical American than a Republican these days
Forced birth.
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