Quote:You mistrust government.

 

Do you mistrust all people in a government uniform?  Because, y'know, there's an actual person in that uniform.

 

of course not trusting an individual is different from trusting an institution. Because there is some good and some bad in every institution it stands to reason limiting them to their purposed roles and equipping them to function those roles for which they where created is the best way to protect the integrity of the institution. Arming the police like the military doesn't help them police, it helps the occupy which isn't their purpose. 

 

I naturally mistrust the institution of government at all levels, government ALWAYS seeks to grow in power it is it's natural state. The reason our constitution starts with what the government can not do is because they knew this.

 

Some people only mistrust the areas of government they political don't align with, I argue it is all to be mistrust, limited and watched with a cautious eye.  That goes for the politicians, the military, the police, the healthcare providers, the educators, and so on. At best it's a necessary evil......

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