“I wish people were as passionate about regulating their government…”

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Entry from January 25, 2021

“I wish people were as passionate about regulating their government…”

“I wish people were as passionate about regulating their government as they are about regulating their neighbors” is a saying that has been printed on many images.

“I wish people were as passionate about regulating their government as they are about regulating their neighbor” was posted on Twitter by Being Libertarian on June 4, 2019. “I WISH PEOPLE WERE AS PASSIONATE ABOUT REGULATING THEIR GOVERNMENT AS THEY ARE ABOUT REGULATING THEIR NEIGHBORS” (shown on another image by Being Libertarian) was posted on Facebook by the Utah Libertarian Party on July 14, 2019.

Twitter
Being Libertarian
@beinlibertarian
Regulate yo self
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
I wish people were as
passionate about
regulating their
government as they are
about regulating their
neighbor.
1:34 PM · Jun 4, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

Facebook
Utah Libertarian Party
July 14, 2019 at 10:14 AM ·
(the following text is shown on an image that is credited to Being Libertarian.—ed.)
I WISH PEOPLE
WERE AS
PASSIONATE ABOUT
REGULATING THEIR
GOVERNMENT AS
THEY ARE ABOUT
REGULATING THEIR
NEIGHBORS.

Twitter
Hannah Cox
@HannahCox7
I wish people were as passionate about regulating their government as they are about regulating their neighbors.
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
9:44 AM · Aug 4, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Daren Wiseley
@ddubindaclub
I wish people were as passionate about regulating their government as they were regulating their neighbors.
7:25 PM · Jul 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Facebook
We Are Change
July 17, 2020 at 10:45 AM ·
(The following text is shown on an image credited to the Free Thought Project.—ed.)
UM, YEAH… IF YOU COULD JUST BE AS
PASSIONATE ABOUT REGULATING THE GOVERNMENT
AS YOU ARE ABOUT REGULATING YOUR NEIGHBORS
THAT WOULD BE GREAT!

Twitter
Kambree
@KamVTV
I wish people were as passionate about regulating their government as they are about regulating their neighbors.
9:23 PM · Dec 10, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Tania The Herbalist
@taniatheherblst
If only people were as passionate about regulating their government as they are about regulating their neighbours.
#covid #lockdown #wesayno
@AwokenTruth13denisrancourt
9:11 AM · Jan 13, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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