The country is it's people and the government represents the interests of its people, not the other way around. So you have some belief about what you think the

The country is it's people and the government represents the interests of its people, not the other way around. So you have some belief about what you think the government is that doesn't line up with reality. The government is its people, when it stops working for the interests of the common good, it's no longer legitimate.