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Originally posted by ARTelevision
I do see the fashion of mistrusting the government to be in large part unfounded. I know many of the reasons given sound defensible. However, I get a sense this attitude of mistrust goes much farther than any possible evidence could justify. This leads me to conclude that it is really carried on for psychological reasons that have very little to do with whether our safety, security, and common good are being provided for and protected.
And, in the end, I see mistrust of government as being just another way that we are eroding the very foundations which give us civilized life.
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I disagree. Power corrupts, and the only way to ensure that a people will not be taken advantage of by a corrupt government is to question everything they do.
US citizens have an amazing amount of freedom, and the only people that are able to take them away is the US government.