Has anybody else ever taken the time to sit back and really let that fact sink in? Distrust and disrespect of governmental authority and regulation is not something people come up with on a whim. People, since the first cavemen formed tribes when they discovered running around alone in the jungle got you killed and eaten much faster than running around with a couple dozen friends, have always given the role of decision making to a small, concentrated group.
Whether that group was a monarchy, democracy, dictatorship, or whatever other form of social and political group, there is always a guiding figure or a smaller group of individuals separate from the mass that make the important decisions for the rest of the tribe.
And they generally trust those people to make the right decisions, because if they didn't then they woud take that authority away. This can be seen in the countless rebellions and revolutions throughout human history with varying degrees of success.
But we have a unique situation here in the U.S.
Half of our elected officials, let's call them what they are, the Republican party, openly and vocally tell their constituents that government is bad.
But....
They ARE the government!
If we have any professional psychologists or sociologists in the house then I would love for you to produce a diary explaining this phenomenon. I call it Dumbtrust. What drives people to elect an official on the grounds that said official tells then government is bad, while simultaneously failing to realize that individual IS government, and then trusts said official's assertion that you can't trust the government.
Don't trust the government, but trust me, because I want to get rid of the government, but in order for me to do that you need to put me in the government and trust me.
Dumbtrust.