[bamahead]

Or maybe you favor such a course of action, so long as you're making the determination.

Exactly. Statists come in all forms and all sizes. Some even call themselves conservatives, hide on conservative forums, and call themselves Republicans.

Someone said it best the other day - Democrats want a mommy government, and Republicans want a daddy government. There is no difference between the two. They're all statists and basically 'progressives' when you strip down to it. They advocate increasing federal power beyond that which is enumerated to impose their will on others. Not people I want on 'my' side!

[Deb]

You cross-dressing Marxists don’t deserve a “side”.

[absalom01]

I’d like to propose the FR corollary to Godwin’s law, thus: “As a FR dope/LE thread grows longer, the probability of a Libertarian calling a conservative a “statist” approaches unity”.

[rabscuttle385]

They're all statists and basically 'progressives' when you strip down to it.

As I understand things, the Federal "war on drugs" has been a progressive initiative from the get go, and it truly puzzles me as to why "conservatives" even bother to support it.