Eugine_Nier comments on Politics Discussion Thread February 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion
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These are not the only possible intentions behind these policies, and not all support or opposition to them is based on those particular intentions.
In particular I suspect most of the supporters of universal healthcare think of it as a positive right to life/health, whereas most of it's opponents think of it as a issue of governmental power.
Similarly, I suspect supporters of drone strikes think of it in terms of justice and/or preventing terrorism, whereas most of it's opponents think of it as a issue of governmental power.
Thus people who don't see governmental power as a problem, or are simply not inclined to think about it and its implications are likely to be more favorable to both.