>But unless you have a fundamentally antagonist view of government (which most people in the US don't) Speaking of empiricism, there's abundant evidence that y

>But unless you have a fundamentally antagonist view of government (which most people in the US don't) Speaking of empiricism, there's abundant evidence that your statement is incorrect: http://www.pewresearch.org/key-data-points/views-of-government-key-data-points/ http://www.pewresearch.org/key-data-points/views-of-governme... (and this one was before Snowden!) http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/18188-poll-most-americans-view-feds-as-threat-to-liberty http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/18188-pol...