Except that there is no slippery slope towards smaller government, only more government.

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Except that there is no slippery slope towards smaller government, only more government.

Author: NedoftheHill (45691 Posts - Joined: Jun 29, 2011)

Posted at 10:40 pm on Dec 16, 2025

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If you want to argue for smaller government, you need to push the argument up the slope.

Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.

Replies to: "Except that there is no slippery slope towards smaller government, only more government."

Illinois Governor Jelly Belly signed the "Aid-In-Dying" act the other day. - ELP - 10:39am 12/16/25 (18) [View All]
- It bears noting that the American Academy of Family Physicians, by a 2:1 margin approved a position [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:25pm 12/16/25
  - Situation ethics? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 1:48pm 12/16/25
    - Couldn't find the server...can you cut and paste a relevant excerpt?...btw, "Situational Ethics" is - TyroneIrish - 3:36pm 12/16/25
- I've never understood the opposition to self-euthanasia. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:12pm 12/16/25
  - Recent case: Canada refuses treatment to woman, leaving her with death as only choice. [LINK] - NedoftheHill - 1:45pm 12/16/25
  - It won't stop w/ the terminally ill. It never does w/ the Dems. - ELP - 1:18pm 12/16/25
    - Yes that is the secret plan. Who told you? - Chris94 - 3:05pm 12/16/25
      - What secret plan? The left has left a blueprint of how things work. - ELP - 3:58pm 12/16/25
        Absolutely. Don’t listen to everyone. You’re smart, not like they say. [NT] - Chris94 - 4:33pm 12/16/25
    - The old slippery slope argument... [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 1:39pm 12/16/25
      - People who want change rely on the slippery slope to get where they want to go. - NedoftheHill - 1:53pm 12/16/25
        Here it is being used against change. - iairishcheeks - 2:18pm 12/16/25
        Yes, the slope helps change; calling attention to it slows change. - NedoftheHill - 3:58pm 12/16/25
        You could argue any ridiculous outcome in either direction using that logic. - iairishcheeks - 7:40pm 12/16/25
        Except that there is no slippery slope towards smaller government, only more government. - NedoftheHill - 10:40pm 12/16/25
        Yes there is, no government, anarchy. - iairishcheeks - 11:55pm 12/16/25
- These policies represent the "managing of our decline." [NT] - Curly1918 - 11:02am 12/16/25
- The good news is "Aid-In-Dying" now only requires busing to certain parts of Chicago... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:44am 12/16/25

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