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>> There was a time that a bonkers deficit, violations of personal freedoms, domestic troop deployments, and expansive executive power was antithetical to conse
by rufus_foreman 1y ago
>> There was a time that a bonkers deficit, violations of personal freedoms, domestic troop deployments, and expansive executive power was antithetical to conservatism
President Eisenhower sent 1,000 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division into a US city to escort some kids to school.
That was a domestic troop deployment. Was that antithetical to conservatism?
Was Eisenhower no true conservative?
- cosmicgadget 1y agoI don't get it. Is this supposed to be a gotcha or do you honestly believe that conservatives never actually cared about soldiers performing law enforcement? Considering this was a fairly isolated incident, perhaps Eisenhower was a conservative who encountered extenuating circumstances? Or he was an imperfect conservative? Also "to escort some kids to school" is a bold way to phrase it.