You know, I actually agree with the variety of conservatism that is instinctive distrust of state power and the need to vigorously watch the watchmen (who have a monopoly on violence, and anyway more capacity for violence than any nonstate actor ever will.)
“Small government” has never been a popular position except among elites who want to restrain the power of other elites. However “stop Truman/Warren/LBJ/Obama from making me integrate and giving money to poor people ESPECIALLY poor black people” is EXTREMELY popular.
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But it’s too bad, bc empowering black folks directly is preferable to empowering us through the medium of the state and lawsuits and courts and etc., when there is unequal access to the state and lawsuits and courts and etc.
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