| akuma587 said: Frankly we could use a bit less secrecy in our government. I don't really understand how conservatives can be pro-government keeping secrets from the people. It makes my head hurt just thinking about it, because there is no other way to spell that except big government. |
So are you trying to say that you can't be against Big Government and for a strong Military?
It's called a nuanced position. Something liberals are very quick to paint as a positive for their own candidates (ala Obama) but disengously mock when held by an opponent.
You and I both know that in the process of providing security for the Nation some secrets are required. We can debate what qualifies to be a secret all day long but don't stand there and claim there is some sort of conflict in thinking based on what is a disengously superficial appraisal. Conservatives have always been against government intrusions but not against strong national defense. Just because the two areas overlap and require the nuances of each position to be sorted out doesn't mean they are being disengenous in their beliefs or even that they all agree on where one ends and the other begins.
Now for the record I do agree there can and should be less secrets but I don't think military and intelligence operations are where the majority of that problem comes from. Most of the problem exists behind closed doors in congress and in other various government agencies and entities, and it exists on both sides.
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