How to Annoy a Conservative

The next time you hear a conservative blaming the government for something, tell them, “oh, so you’re part of the ‘blame America first’ crowd?”

Tags: Left and Right, Left-Libertarian

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Black Bloke on May 19, 2009 at 3:15 pm

Off-topic: They do give a link back to the original URL, but what is this?

http://philpapers.org/rec/LONTDA

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Nick Manley on May 19, 2009 at 7:46 pm

YES

Thanks for this obvious suggestion, Roderick ( :

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Niccolo on May 19, 2009 at 10:20 pm

I don’t know. Makes it kind of sound like you’re in support of the government.

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Pingback from Annoying Conservatives | Heretical Ideas Blog on May 19, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Kevin Carson on May 19, 2009 at 11:10 pm

To a conservative, the police and military don’t count as part of “the government.”

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1. Richard Garner on May 20, 2009 at 8:51 am
  
  Indeed, they are “us,” in the sense that “we” invaded Iraq.
  
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Anon73 on May 20, 2009 at 11:05 am

I thought liberals were the ones identifying the government with “us”?

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1. Richard Garner on May 20, 2009 at 11:24 am
  
  All statists do.
  
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Anon73 on May 20, 2009 at 11:43 am

True that.

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Brainpolice on May 20, 2009 at 1:55 pm

*boinks the blame-america-firsters* Back to russia! Back to africa!

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