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Do you trust your government?
by maaku 11y ago
Do you trust your government?
- willvarfar 11y agoI think all swedes do. I don't know any who don't trust them in the sense I think you mean. Sure there are many who think politicians ineffective or don't agree with their views, but even petty corruption is unthinkable.
- yourapostasy 11y agoWe should teach children to ask from an early age: "Do you trust unsupervised human nature in others to always act beneficially towards your interests?" Sadly, primary and even secondary schools no longer commonly read the old classical works to cast a jaundiced eye towards unchecked human nature, to drive home the point to children that regardless of the era, form of government, technology, etc., unchecked human nature is never to be trusted for the foreseeable future (backed by copious data points over the entirety of recorded human history).
- scrollaway 11y agoThe question is not "Do you trust your government?", it's "Do you trust your next government?"
- boznz 11y ago+1
- Numberwang 11y agoI very much trust the Swedish government based on past decisions, and a general knowledge of the Swedish character (that goes beyond cultural ebbs and flows). Also, trust is easier in a small country with a good track record. And I trust my fellow Swedes to keep electing trustworthy governments in the future.