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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    When did Democrats claim to be anti-regulation and pro-small government? Because that’s what Republicans claim while forever increasing government power.

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      1 year ago

      Like it or not, Republicans push for less business regulations, they’ve neutered the EPA at least some(as a moderate conservative I’m not necessarily in favor of that one but it’s reality) when given the chance,

      About the only things that democrats can pin this idea on the Republicans about is abortion and immigration.

      The Democrats forced the ACA, which is more regulation and bigger government. Republicans were the ones pushing back on vaccine mandates while Democrats pushed for them.

      So ya, I stand by my statement that the op statement is not some unique thing to the Republicans and I think stating that as if it is and then agreeing with it is an example of basing your opinions on feelings and propaganda, not facts and reality.

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        1 year ago

        No, Republicans have the government…

        • in my uterus
        • in children’s and adult’s bathrooms (trans)
        • filling paperwork for nicknames (trans)
        • preventing adults from being trans
        • preventing children from being trans
        • preventing children from learning the truth about their bodies
        • deciding any and every parent can demand a school do whatever they want
        • trying to make it a criminal offense for a librarian or bookseller to loan/sell a child a book called The Bluest Eyes about 1940’s racism
        • yes specifically that book

        How is any of that small government?

        As for your argument about the ACA, that was created as a bipartisan effort with tons of concessions by Democrats only for Republicans to vote no anyway.

        Sure, vaccine mandates. As if we don’t have those already and haven’t for at least a hundred years. That’s new and bigger government.