Not disagreeing with your entire post, but > I really don't think anyone is the US gov't has malice or ill will or a truly evil side. Of course it depends on

Not disagreeing with your entire post, but > I really don't think anyone is the US gov't has malice or ill will or a truly evil side. Of course it depends on what you call "truly evil", but I believe that in any sufficiently large government (not just US) exist a significant number of sociopaths. It's just that, sociopaths exist, smart sociopaths also exist, and those are qualities that make it easy to find their way into politics. (and on an even more cynical note, a combination of qualities of particularly evil + intelligent + sociopathic, sounds like an even more likely profile to find itself in a position of power)