Do you really Trust the United States Government and why????

Question

I myself do not trust our own government it is a big conspiracy and choas someday will breakout and end civilization as we know it.

Answer 1

I don't trust the US government because it is run by people. I don't trust anybody with my guns life freedom or choices unless they have prooven themselves worthy of my trust. I do trust that the constitution was adopted in an attempt to ensure that we could trust our government but i think there have been too many self serving, corruptible people in politics who have oppressed the freedoms that our founding fathers had in mind when they ratified the constitution.

Answer 2

Government is never to be implicitly trusted. Only a fool trust government. Government is a neccessary evil. Anarchy simly can not work since we are not all equal (in power wealth etc..) Democracy would fail for the same reason.

When this country was started it was realized that we HAVE to have a government so how do we control it. That was the founding reason for the Constitution of the United States of America and the Bill of Rights.

The idea behind these documents is NOT largely known to the people for which it covers. These documents are NOT to grant us rights. They have nothing to do with granting us rights. When someone violates your rights they are not violating your constitutional rights. These rights ARE YOURS intrinsically, There is no need for the to be granted to you, You already have them simply by existing.

The purpose of those documents is to SPELL OUT to the GOVERNMENT in no uncertain terms you are NOT TO TOUCH OR ALTER these rights.

It does not grant us rights it sets down RESTRICTIONS on what the government is allowed to do.

This may sound semantic and it partially is but this small difference is also a CRITICAL difference.

As you have seen in recent years we have lost almost all of our rights to some of the recent laws that have been passed. Now these laws are in fact illegal since they violate the constitution.

Now don't take this the wrong way but there is a reason that the 1st amendment is the 1st and the 2nd amendment is the 2nd

The 1st is so we can demand the rights that are ours the second is for when the 1st fails to work and we then take them by force.

Alas the founding fathers could never have imagined the kind of technological and weapons advancements we have made. A Revolution by force grab up your guns and lets go stop them is simply not possible any longer at least not unless the majority of the US stands up with you and if that were the case no guns would be needed at all since you would already have a majority.

BUT we do have something that replaces weapons in this revolutionary role. Information access and transfer. Phones, Television, and the Internet possible the most powerful of all.

Government is not to be trusted because they are PEOPLE and PEOPLE have wants desires and agenda's and worst of all GREED.

The nature of our government today (one where the populace is uncaring and non interactive and or involved with politics) is that powerful people get and remain in power until ousted by force (impeach or active voting etc..)

Government is not to be trusted the founding fathers KNEW this implicitly. IT is to simply be tolerated because it serves a critical function but its supposed to do so with a short leash. That leash is all but gone hence why they should not be trusted. That is why its supposed to be WE THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE not we the governmental few for the people.

The way to fix this is to be active. Vote and do so intelligently. Get your friends to vote. Expose activities that are not in the best interest of this nation etc.. BECOME involved. Apathy simply gets us more and more of the same.

Answer 3

I don't trust any person, let alone a government. But be aware that 99% of these conspiracy theories are just there to operate on the same principle sa to what they are fighting against - snaring in gullible people and using them for personal power

Answer 4

No, I don't trust the government, but then I was in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967!

Watergate, Iran/Contra, 2 wars and 90% the money in America owned by 4% of the people! Ironically, they get the tax cuts! Even David Stockman was fired after his Voodoo economics didn't work! Bush dusted it off and has tried in 2 more times and it still hasn't worked!

I never understood stealing from the poor to give to the rich in hopes it will trickle down to the same people it was stolen from! DUH!!!

Answer 5

The Government and the media are alike...they edit what they want the mass population to see.

Today in modern times it is sad to see even the citizen/ppl of American really do not have a say when confronting issues that will affect us as a unit, generation or society.

Even today, where is Bush family friend....Bin Ladin???

...and why do we still call it a GOVERNMENT.

Answer 6

I don't trust the government, for a few reasons. The Real ID act, recent martial law security measures, the Patriot Act and its amendments to FISA...
However, I trust the American people a lot, lot less. They let the Real ID act pass, they don't pay attention to daily news, the elect people that have taken a constant stance in lieu of someone who flip-flops, then bitches about him being in office, they fight amongst themselves over petty issues like flag-burning and gay marriage, and claim to support the troops by buying little yellow ribbons that stick to their car.
We are all going to die.
Have a lovely day.

Answer 7

I trust the government to an extent. There are so many crooks and power hungry people out there that you have to be very careful.

Usually when they say I'll fight for change, it means you gonna get screwed

Answer 8

President Bush's standing with the American people when it comes to the war in Iraq, fighting terrorism and the handling of intelligence has been greatly damaged. According to the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll, two-thirds of Americans disapprove of President Bush's decision to escalate the Iraq War and a majority of Americans back a redeployment of troops in the region, which Democrats have advocated. Furthermore, only "thirty-five percent said they can trust the administration to report potential threats from other countries honestly and accurately," and only 41 percent believe that the Bush Administration will do "a good job of handling current tensions with Iran."

"With Congress preparing for renewed debate over President Bush's Iraq policies, a majority of Americans now support setting a deadline for withdrawing U.S. forces from the war-torn nation and support putting new conditions on the military that could limit the number of personnel available for duty there, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Opposition to Bush's plan to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq remained strong. Two in three Americans registered their disapproval, with 56 percent saying they strongly object. …

Answer 9

I trust the government in general. There are so many safeguards, watchdogs and whistleblowers that we'd know more if the problems you describe truly existed. Besides, compare what we have to other governments worldwide.