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stopdiggin

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3. the 'dereg' / 'small gov' tropes (which the libertarians were all in on - for YEARS)

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:10 PM

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HELPED in large part - bring a man like Trump into office. Really no other way of slicing it. Might not have been what you meant .... But you damned sure helped popularize the 'bully boy', 'get outta' my way' train of thought.

And - Thanks for that .. !

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