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> Whether they support how it has been implemented is a different matter, but the desire to do something is clear. Isn't this the whole story of government pol
by tjwebbnorfolk 1y ago
> Whether they support how it has been implemented is a different matter, but the desire to do something is clear.
Isn't this the whole story of government policy? The stated policy so rarely actually leads to the hoped-for result.
- extraisland 1y agoThey always name it the exact opposite of what it does. If they name something the "Protect Children Act". You can be sure that what it does is put Children in Danger. That means that on the face of it, it is difficult for someone to oppose.
- Henchman21 1y agoThat’s because the bedrock principle on which modern government is based is… drum roll Lie whenever it’s convenient because the public are children anyway and won’t or can’t understand. Through this lens many things make more sense. They’re comfortable with lying because there are zero repercussions for lying.
- _9ptr 1y agoThey are not only children, but also goldfish who forget everything after 5 minutes
- dboreham 1y agotbf it took from 1939 until about 5 years ago for people to forget that fascism is a bad idea.
- _9ptr 1y agoLet me tell you as a german: that's not what fascism looks like. Get your TDS under control.
- BlueTemplar 1y agoThere were much milder examples of fascism than Nazism. And Trump 2 (if that refers to this) is not even a year old.
- tjwebbnorfolk 1y agoThis comment is proof that too many people think that fascism is just a political brand for anyone you don't like.
- account42 1y agoThey don't forget, they get told what to believe - amongst other things by the government-controlled news.
- tjwebbnorfolk 1y agos/they/we