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Episode 519: How Reaganism Won the Church & Skye’s New Book

The Holy Post

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Freedom Is Not Eliminating Restraint

In the modern world, we tend to think of freedom as the removal of restraint. When a conservative like ronald regan or goldwater talks about the oppressive government and freedom, it's,. ah, well, it's regan sayingth the government that governs least governs best. Right? That's freedom is get out. Get off of my yard. Don't tell me what to do. So there's this inherent contradiction on the right. And that's why I would argue, forget the facade of libertarianism and religious conservatism, they are bound together by business. It all benefits the business interest. Of conservatism you don't really want to go with an anti-social justice conservatism

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