“Point out where I or other social conservatives are advocating big government to “force us all to be virtuous.” I’m only pointing out it’s impossible to have small government when the vast majority of citizens are not virtuous.”
What would you have this medium sized government do about the unvirtuous? I say “medium sized” because you said you don’t advocate big government, and you say that it’s impossible to have a small government. The only other choices are medium sized, or none at all. Surely you don’t advocate anarchy, do you?
What do I want? Well I hope more individuals would get their heads screwed on right, make peace with God, and stop destroying the country. I don’t think that’s likely to occur, but that’s my great hope.
When I said we couldn’t have small government with immoral citizens, I was simply stating fact. That doesn’t mean I, personally, don’t want small government. I do. I just don’t think we’re ever going to return to anything like that, because most Americans today are immoral. Government is their god.
It’s going to have to come crashing down before anything can change, and that crash is going to be bad for everyone. If a new American republic rises from the ashes, a highly improbable outcome, a whole lot of Americans will end up dying before it does. We’re more likely to end up with a truly totalitarian state. I hope for a softer landing, a gradual decline versus a crash, but I doubt we’ll get one.
You see, you’re confusing my hopes with my observations. I hope for the best. I observe we aren’t likely to get anything like it. Neither are libertarians. Both of our hopes are foolish given the reality. Look at the joker who was just sworn in for another four. Does that look like a country headed toward much smaller government?