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Also a Brit and I share the view that people are too trusting of authority. I also tend toward a distrust of authority. However, to play devils advocate, I some

Also a Brit and I share the view that people are too trusting of authority. I also tend toward a distrust of authority. However, to play devils advocate, I sometimes wonder if we are collectively too immature to not need some "nannying". It wasn't long ago that food standards were compromised[0]. We also have problems with fly-tipping and dog fouling, both require a certain level of "nannying" to deal with. I just wish we could deal with such things without resorting to authority. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_horse_meat_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_horse_meat_scandal

CodeGlitch 6y ago
In the UK we have a low level of public sector corruption (or perceived corruption) [1] so I think populous has grown to trust the state to a degree. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index
jjoonathan 6y ago
> I sometimes wonder if we are collectively too immature to not need some "nannying" The argument against government isn't that we have our shit together and don't need supervision, it's that the government doesn't have its shit together and is unfit to supervise, or that it will rapidly become unfit once a position of power is created and inevitably attracts those most interested in exploiting it. Everything you've posted supports the latter argument: the Food Standards Agency wants in on the dragnet surveillance apparatus, which is not their job, while they can't even ensure basic traceability (as evidenced by your link), which is their job? Not only are they unfit to be a "nanny," they sound like outright crooks!