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No they didn't, but they proved who they were to the OP's satisfaction, and left it to him to decide whether he should help them or not. To me, this is a bit o
by marcus_holmes 7y ago
No they didn't, but they proved who they were to the OP's satisfaction, and left it to him to decide whether he should help them or not.
To me, this is a bit of a no-brainer. A government agency wants my help to do something. Do I trust them? Do I help them? Well... yes. They're the government. Incompetent sometimes, irrelevant a lot of the time, inefficient, sure. But ultimately there to provide a service for me as a citizen. If they need my help, then I should probably help them.
I understand that Americans don't trust their government like this. I'm not sure why not.
- duncan_bayne 7y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_syphilis_experiment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_syphilis_experiment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program) Those two spring to mind immediately, and I'm not American, I'm Australian. Personally, I don't understand why anyone trusts their Government more than the bare minimum required to support the rule of law.
- ycombi3 7y agoYou can lead a horse to water.... People are way to trusting.