It's an outgrowth of the perception that the government, even in the "free world" of democratically elected governments, is somehow separate and greater than th

It's an outgrowth of the perception that the government, even in the "free world" of democratically elected governments, is somehow separate and greater than the citizens who provide the governments mandate and charter to exist. I agree that it would be great if the government recognized that it should act in the best interests of the people, not in the best interests of its own continued existence, especially as the latter assumes that the continued existence of the government as it is RIGHT NOW is somehow in the best interest of the people.