I understand why the government loves to stick their nose in our business. But why do WE seem to like it?

The hand outs depend on it, in many cases

not a kid wrote:

The government wants to stick their big fat nose in our business. Republican or Democrat. It's the nature of the beast. It's self-preservation. I understand that.

But why on earth do the PEOPLE tolerate it? Hell, some people even LIKE it.

For things done in the privacy of our own home that do not harm anyone else:

Consensual sex, drug use, soda and fast food intake...

Why do American ADULTS want "big daddy government" all up in their private business?

Essentially they think they know how to run your life better than you do.

Most of the time they don't, and even when they do, that still doesn't give them the right to do so.

Republicans and Democrats love telling people how they must live. If you're not doing it their way, it's wrong and should be illegal. The fact that you're not bothering anyone and it's none of their business is irrelevant. Because EVERYTHING is their business.

humans are humans. we are not that different than folks in the middle east who want everyone to live a certain way according to their religious laws. plenty of americans(extremist republicans) would be much happier if christian law was brutally forced upon us all.

not a kid wrote:

The government wants to stick their big fat nose in our business. Republican or Democrat. It's the nature of the beast. It's self-preservation. I understand that.

But why on earth do the PEOPLE tolerate it? Hell, some people even LIKE it.

For things done in the privacy of our own home that do not harm anyone else:

Consensual sex, drug use, soda and fast food intake...

Why do American ADULTS want "big daddy government" all up in their private business?

People tolerate it because despite their selfish tendencies people are not islands independent of everybody else. For example Drug addicts will mostly not contribute to society and be a sponge off it. Even cutting welfare etc to them will still require policing, heath care and even the need to keep them of the street potentially being dangerous to other members of society. They are also likely to feed the addiction by crime. Sure not all druggies will be affected in a life destroying way but as a group they will always sponge off society, they damage society for others, they are a net negative so governments must take actions to reduce their impact by creating laws, enforcing laws and investigating where laws are being broken.

fats food may be a lesser problem but a obese family eating junk will only influence friends at school to get addicted and coupled with a adverts and forced marketing drives may well undo good parents attempts to bring up their own children in a healthy fashion. Likewise sexual behaviour will affect health rates. Promoting healthy sexual behaviour ensures everybody else in society is safer and less affected by STDs/STIs.

That stretches to everything else you list, the eventual impact you other individuals in society will be considerably greater or nastier unless things are observed, regulated and actions taken to reduce the impacts. For all the bitching about BIG government remember while they aren't perfect there are lots of undemocratically elected big companies who have proven will always act in unscrupulous ways to invade your private life and hook and addict you in ways that do not benefit you.

Fair enough. Diabetic herpetic methamphetic people damage society for others. But education & counseling is a better solution than abstinence & prison.

Educate people about the potential harm that a drug, sexual activity, or food might have using SCIENCE not inane slogans. And if an individual does become and addict, make counseling available that will allow them to break their addiction.

This is not a perfect solution, but it sure as shit beats our government's current war on (drugs, guns, gays, sugar...).

Also, nosy people and busy bodies create the greatest burden on society of all. If there are not yet, surely soon there will come a time when folks like you will have their very existence declared illegal. That will be heaven on earth.

It is not the case that all or even most Americans like the government's rampant and egregious violations of our rights. But unfortunately there is growing faction of very squalor big government types who do not approve of the American Constitution and individual rights and are all too happy to see innocent Americans subjugated and subdued by a tyrannical government. Although they don't want to call it what it is—dictatorship—they are in favor of unlimited government power.

I don't know.

Some people like to know if their neighbor has convictions of pedophilia.

Or if their neighbor has a meth lab in their house.

Some people like the idea their honest tax preparation isn't being undermined by others being dishonest.

Some people were happy that they could quickly track down the Boston bombers.

Sometimes government action is required for many people to live safe responsible lives.

Now tell me how the government can "like" to do anything?

It's an entity.

And it was created by US.

I know you no government people don't want to admit it but there is very little you do that doesn't effect other people. People who smoke or use drugs usually do it around others and many times their children. People who end up with brain damage from not wearing a motorcycle helmet usually can't afford all the expense and the government picks it up. Obesity does cost the public and private sectors millions and billions.

I want to government protection our foods and environment. I don't care if they are listening to my calls. I'm not a terrorist or drug dealer so I really not worried. It's a waste of time if anything.

John Locke stated that the nature of man was that of perfect freedom and equality. Which is true of MEN meaning adults. The problem we have in society is that a vast majority are not adults but adult sized children. Self-aggrandizing egomaniacal twits worried about taking selfies and superficial possessions, obsessed with celebrity and fame.

These are the ambitions of children and the natural state of the child is to be protected and watched over. There is a reason bread and circuses work so well to control then enslave the populace. We've lost sight of responsibility and the idea of self determination and replaced it with blame, envy and apathy.

Take for example the pro abortion crowd screaming about the government has no right to interfere in their medical decisions or "be in their bedrooms" yet are for socialized health insurance and believe the government should pay for their contraception. The religious right wants the freedom to practice but wants to keep gay marriage illegal.

The natural state of government is absolute control which,as always is quickly approaching, democrats or republicans it doesn't matter. The people in power know it and take advantage of it.

You're either for it or for the terrorists.

People can't govern themselves but can govern other people? Makes a lot of sense.

People can't govern themselves so we need a government made of people.

Makes even more sense! Yeah more government! *facepalm*

One thing is for sure: no one in the government is a public servant. And none of them do any good for the public. The real public servants are the entrepreneurs and the job creators--the people that bring about real wealth and real progress to society--the kind of people who truly raise the standard of living so that the poor can now have things that the rich only dreamed about in the past. THOSE are the public servants, not anyone at the level of state, federal, or local government. Nothing the public sector has ever done could not be done more efficiently by the free market. Nothing.

Anyone who derogates the act of taking selfies is just hating on other for being young and attractive enough to do so. Such a person secretly wishes he could take selfies, but estimates himself as being too fat, old, and ugly to do so. Instead of being happy for attractive people, he puts on conspicuous displays of his seething envy and hatred by attacking the character of people who celebrate themselves by taking selfies and calling for acts of government to crush their happiness. These are the kinds of people who are destroying America.

tycobb wrote:

I'm not a terrorist or drug dealer so I really not worried.

You're not worried...until the day the government arbitrarily decides to make some particular thing that you like to do illegal.

L L wrote:

Some people like to know if their neighbor has convictions of pedophilia.

Or if their neighbor has a meth lab in their house.

Now tell me how the government can "like" to do anything? It's an entity. And it was created by US.

Problem: Non-consensual sex with a minor.

Nosy Solution: Pry into what consensual ADULTS do in the privacy of their own home.

Problem: Meth lab.

Nosy Solution: Bust some peaceful citizen for eating a marajuana cookie. Long live the WAR ON DRUGS!!!

The government consists of busybodies with big fat noses who get off on the power of being able to tell grown adults how to live their lives.

you are not a criminal...yet. wrote:

tycobb wrote:

I'm not a terrorist or drug dealer so I really not worried.

You're not worried...until the day the government arbitrarily decides to make some particular thing that you like to do illegal.

Yes because our government has made so many things illegal the last few years. Can you name any that a great number of people do?

I play with my kids, run, coach, watch sports, work, travel, read. Let me know which one of those will be illegal soon.

tycobb wrote:

I know you no government people don't want to admit it but there is very little you do that doesn't effect other people. People who smoke or use drugs usually do it around others and many times their children. People who end up with brain damage from not wearing a motorcycle helmet usually can't afford all the expense and the government picks it up. Obesity does cost the public and private sectors millions and billions.

I want to government protection our foods and environment. I don't care if they are listening to my calls. I'm not a terrorist or drug dealer so I really not worried. It's a waste of time if anything.

This is a great example of what is wrong with government intervention right here. This guy is incapable of grasping the difference between the words affect and effect, but he thinks he should be able to tell experts in extremely complex fields how to do their jobs.

Hayduke wrote:

humans are humans. we are not that different than folks in the middle east who want everyone to live a certain way according to their religious laws. plenty of americans(extremist republicans) would be much happier if christian law was brutally forced upon us all.

If there are 'plenty' of 'extremist republicans' - setting aside the question of how one can be extremist and republican - who desire 'Christian law' (and what is that, exactly?) to be 'forced' on us, surely you can cite a dozen or so examples with quotes/documentation?