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Is it really cognitive dissonance that we're assessing laws individually based on merit, rather than prescribing to simple-minded political ideologies focused o

• askvictor 4y ago
  No, but bemoaning the 'nanny state' sounds like a simple minded ideology.
  • monkeycantype 4y ago
    'nanny state' is almost a shibboleth to communicate a particular flavour of centre-right political view in Australia. Using 'Nanny state' usually communicates someone supports a tough on crime agenda, cuts to social and environmental spending, cuts to regulation. It's a pro business, low tax, tough on property crime view point. Often it actually involves considerable government spending increases on more police and business subsidies, that is often parodied as "socialism for me but not for thee"