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global1 (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-14-09 11:08 AMOriginal message When People Say - The Government Can't Run Anything Right ....... what exactly are they referring to or do they mean? Hear me out. I know on the surface this sounds like a dumb or naive question. I thinking though - if you ask people to explain that statement - that they would struggle in answering. You'll probably get responses about the long lines and the uncaring people at the Department of Motor Vehicles - but - I don't think that most people will be able to - off the cuff - shoot back an answer. I'm also thinking that most of their criticisms will refer to city or state government and they will be hard pressed to cite examples in federal government. I think many people have been conditioned - through the years - to say - "Oh the government can't run anything right". It's been used as a catchall throughout the years by both parties to sink a lot of good legislation and programs. Overall - on the whole scheme of things - I'm pretty satisfied with our federal government and the programs they administer. Sure - I don't agree with our elected officials when they take us to war and such - but overall I got to give the actual running of the government a grade of "B". Occasionally - things run into glitches and some things cause us frustrations. What one would expect that in any program that had to deal with 304+ million people. On the whole, however I think things run pretty smoothly. Am I too naive on this or am I on to something here?
Critters2 (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-14-09 11:09 AMResponse to Original message 1. They seem pretty damned happy with the military. Do they not know it's "the government"?
SoFlaJet (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-14-09 11:25 AMResponse to Original message 2. what drives me crazy is when I see the former speaker of the house sit there on my TV screen and declare that anything he did (mostly damage thank you Newt) had no consequence whatsoever and served no one any good. Why did you run for office in the first place then? To steal? To see how much damage you could inflict on a broken system? To NOT try and make this a more perfect union strikes of treason to me.
Atman (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-14-09 11:34 AMResponse to Original message 3. The GOP has built it's base on the "Government is the problem" meme. Ironically, they have to keep proving it. They get in power, **** everything up, then say "See! Government doesn't work! So you need to keep us in office and not let the Democrats try anything different!"
Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-14-09 11:40 AMResponse to Original message 5. It's a loaded, coded criticism intended to undercut support for social safety nets It's one of the ways that RW propaganda takes root even among those who don't cast themselves as RWingers. That's why so many Dems and/or non political people abide RW rhetoric: b/c much of their talking points are intentionally, strategically not labeled as such, and from there can be perceived as a free floating meme within the public mind that's familiar, so it must be truthful/accurate.
