Al-O-Meter
Well-Known Member
True, but it does mean more able. The way I view government is like gun control advocates see guns. The gun itself is just an assembly of machined pieces. It isn’t inherently evil. It is a tool that increases the ability of whoever wields it.You know what else keeps getting bigger? Everything. Bigger doesn't mean diabolical and evil.
If you are stripping away regulatory safeguards such as prohibitions against fully automatic receivers, maximum caliber sizes, background checks, letting single individuals rule by executive order, ignoring jurisdictional limitations, etc., that isn’t in and of itself diabolical. Those in command of such capabilities may be truly good who only use it to do good. If we knew with absolute certainty that only good people would be in control of these things then it makes sense to get rid of these regulatory safeguards because it only increases the capacity of the good people to do good.
I don’t personally believe those who would wield those capabilities can forever be counted on to exclusively be good people. I think some of the most power hungry, narcissistic, worst people are drawn to gain control of the power that flows from these constructs.