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> the talking point and metaphor simply conveys a belief that some of the governments work is bad and should be stopped This is a nuanced and thoughtful positi
by joshuamorton 4y ago
> the talking point and metaphor simply conveys a belief that some of the governments work is bad and should be stopped
This is a nuanced and thoughtful position. The statement "The 9 words you never want to hear are I'm from the government and I'm here to help"" is not nuanced and thoughtful, it doesn't suggest governments do good and bad, it positions governments (and their agents) as incapable of doing good. That someone from the government trying to help you must not be, for whatever reason.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoI don't know what to tell you. It's not a literal statement. At Best it is a heuristic and more often, a platitude. It's like don't talk to Cops or corporate HR works for the company and not you. If you were to take it at face value and debate it against it, you would be making the fallacy error of secundum quid. If you want to have a real discussion about how much good and or bad the government does, you need to find a real human to have that discussion with. The saying alone is a not complete self-contained philosophy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secundum_quid#:~:text=Secundum%20quid%20(also%20called%20secundum,as%20a%20general%20rule%20but https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secundum_quid#:~:text=Secund...
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