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To: ransomnote

“The government understands....”

Davy Crockett, in his autobiography, about 1835, directly mentions and warns against that phraseology, precisely, as if the government is a separate, sentient entity that made decisions free of human input, and that humans have no option but to comply.

Mark Levin played an audio of LBJ using the same language — “the government wants this, the government will do that,” as if he himself had no influence over the government. Levin was highlighting something racist LBJ was saying, but completely missed LBJ’s allusion to the government as a separate, sentient entity.


11 posted on 07/31/2023 3:34:00 AM PDT by odawg
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To: odawg
That's like when the King always refers to things as "The Crown" wants this or that.

When someone says "the government wants..." they are really saying that all the unchecked power of the government is personified in them.

-PJ

13 posted on 07/31/2023 3:39:29 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: odawg

The walking carcass Biden has said multiple times he will “get into trouble” when he goes off script when addressing a gathering in public. Clearly, he’s not running things.


24 posted on 07/31/2023 4:56:14 AM PDT by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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