On: FCC admits it was never actually hacked

[WillPostForFood]

Arguably a misquotation, probably misleading absent the context, and definitely an incomplete quotation.

Speaking narrowly and specifically about the economic crisis and stagflation of the late 70s:

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people.

[seanmcdirmid → WillPostForFood]

The surrounding context doesn't really change/clarify that core message very much.

[WillPostForFood → seanmcdirmid]

It does, it is saying the government had been the cause of the economic crisis of the time, not that it was generally the problem of all things.

[gcb0 → WillPostForFood]

the context makes it ironic even, considering they benefit from that exact sentiment to be elected.