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Originally Posted by Zarathustra
There's something unique about Americans in their relationship with their government. Maybe it's just me, but I've noticed a general mistrust/bitterness/ and even hatred toward their own government.
In no other first world nations have I seen this on a regular basis. Americans generally don't trust their own government. Just look to the second amendment for proof of this mistrust.
Maybe this mistrust/hatred/bitterness has to do with the fact that the goverment kills it's own citizens?
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The nation was founded on a mistrust/hatred of government, it seems natural that there will be factions of the population who will continue to feel that way. Having lived in the US for quite a while now I don't think it's a very widespread thing, at least not distrust to a level where people think the government is out to get them. There are plenty of people who don't trust the government to provide for them or to effectively perform their role, but I haven't met many people who have taken that to the next level.
That said, I don't know many people who live in the worst of conditions in the US. I imagine if I drove down to the worst neighborhoods of Detroit the sentiment would be decidedly different.