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why don't more of these people trust the government? were they wrong or perceived that they were wronged in some way? seems like a public relations image nightm

• Daishiman 5y ago
  Because an entire branch of political ideology is built around the notion that the state cannot ever be possibly useful, and has worked for decades doing PR work to get people to believe this. Unfortunately, this turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy, since people running on this platform tend to be the worst kind of bureaucrats you could have.
  • no-s 5y ago
    > an entire branch of political ideology is built around the notion that the state cannot ever be possibly useful, This of course is used to reject the reality that too much of the any sort of government can be very dangerous thing and it’s often difficult to see this until it’s too late - tyrants often rise to power propelled by popular appeal. Ergo grudging skepticism towards the expansion of government power is perfectly reasonable...