having lived in the US and UK for a long time, it's struck me that the relationship between the US government and its citizens is unusually suspicious and hosti

having lived in the US and UK for a long time, it's struck me that the relationship between the US government and its citizens is unusually suspicious and hostile, which I really can't find a parallel in any other developed countries. As distrust of government is nearly universal in the US, I'm continually surprised the situation manages to sustain itself.