Downvoted. Not for the disagreement but for the offensive and degrading tone which I see having no purpose here in HN. As many have pointed out, the USG has th

Downvoted. Not for the disagreement but for the offensive and degrading tone which I see having no purpose here in HN. As many have pointed out, the USG has the power, and the USG has abused that power numerous times in the past(Pentagon Papers for example? Lies/misinformation related to Iraq war and the whole War on Terror? Aforementioned Watergate scandal?). Because with power comes the responsibility, and the past has shown that the USG has not been able to live up to the expectations of the said responsibility, it is naive to believe it won't happen again. Of course it's not only USG, but probably every single government out there which has ever existed which has been corrupt in some way and which has abused it's power in a way or another when it comes to political regards, let alone other personal benefits of those in power. This only strenghtens the belief that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.