Do you trust the government?

[Missourian]

Non-partisan question.

This has nothing to do with politics. Nothing to do with President Obama.

This is just in general.

For the purposes of this poll, the government is controlled by your party.

 

[alan1]

No

 

[WillowTree]

Hell NO

 

[JBeukema]

interesting poll... do you trust yourself and your neighbors?

 

[alan1]

Hell NO

Why isn't that a choice in the poll?

 

[Hamilton]

No, and I am not supposed to.

 

[JBeukema]

You people don'ttrust yourselves?

Or you don't trust your neighbors?

Both?

 

[Hamilton]

You people don'ttrust yourselves?

Or you don't trust your neighbors?

Both?

My neighbors and I aren't the government.

 

[JBeukema]

You people don'ttrust yourselves?

Or you don't trust your neighbors?

Both?

My neighbors and I aren't the government.

And that thinking id the reason this country went down the fucking crapper

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTlFTKyp_28"]YouTube - Bad Religion - You are the Government lyrics[/ame]

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[Contumacious]

Do you trust the government?.

Fuck no.


,

 

[JBeukema]

Do you trust the government?.

Fuck no.


,

You don't trust you?

You don't trust your neighbors?

or both?

 

[Hamilton]

You people don'ttrust yourselves?

Or you don't trust your neighbors?

Both?

My neighbors and I aren't the government.

And that thinking id the reason this country went down the fucking crapper

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTlFTKyp_28"]YouTube - Bad Religion - You are the Government lyrics[/ame]

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First of all, we aren't a democracy. We are a "representative" democracy, meaning other people govern us that we choose. However, we don't even even have that choice. Gerrymandering and the two-party system robs us of that, as well as FPTP voting. We have next to no say in our government.

 

[Ringel05]

Do you trust the government?.

Fuck no.


,

You don't trust you?

You don't trust your neighbors?

or both?

As for me:
I don't trust me but I'm a Gemini and I'm never sure what the other half will do.
Yes, I trust my neighbors, to do exactly what is in their best interests, as for the government - ditto.

 

[The Rabbi]

For all those answering "no" please send me those pieces of paper in your wallet that say "legal for debts public and private."
Also, stop signing contracts, which depend on the government for enforcement.
Stop throwing checks into those slots marked US Mail.
Stop taking airplanes, which rely on government workers to get there safely.
Quit voting.
And a host of other things.

It depends on the answer to the question: Trust them to do what?
Do I trust that government officials will always have my best interests at heart? No.
Do I trust that the gov't will be full and forthcoming with me? No.
Do I trust that promises made by politicians will be honored? No.
But the basic framework works fine.

 

[xotoxi]

First of all, we aren't a democracy. We are a "representative" democracy, meaning other people govern us that we choose. However, we don't even even have that choice. Gerrymandering and the two-party system robs us of that, as well as FPTP voting. We have next to no say in our government.

You have a point that we have next to no say in our government.

But in the absence of government, you have absolutely no say.

 

[Zander]

No. I don't trust people that habitually break their promises. I'm just weird that way....

 

[Hamilton]

For all those answering "no" please send me those pieces of paper in your wallet that say "legal for debts public and private."
Also, stop signing contracts, which depend on the government for enforcement.
Stop throwing checks into those slots marked US Mail.
Stop taking airplanes, which rely on government workers to get there safely.
Quit voting.
And a host of other things.

It depends on the answer to the question: Trust them to do what?
Do I trust that government officials will always have my best interests at heart? No.
Do I trust that the gov't will be full and forthcoming with me? No.
Do I trust that promises made by politicians will be honored? No.
But the basic framework works fine.

If you could read the choices, it says "for the most part"...

 

[JBeukema]

My neighbors and I aren't the government.

And that thinking id the reason this country went down the fucking crapper

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTlFTKyp_28"]YouTube - Bad Religion - You are the Government lyrics[/ame]

​

First of all, we aren't a democracy. We are a "representative" democracy, meaning other people govern us that we choose. However, we don't even even have that choice. Gerrymandering and the two-party system robs us of that, as well as FPTP voting. We have next to no say in our government.

Are you always this fucking thick?

1)all systems are ultimately democracies

2)'We are a "representative" democracy' proves my point

 

[Hamilton]

First of all, we aren't a democracy. We are a "representative" democracy, meaning other people govern us that we choose. However, we don't even even have that choice. Gerrymandering and the two-party system robs us of that, as well as FPTP voting. We have next to no say in our government.

You have a point that we have next to no say in our government.

But in the absence of government, you have absolutely no say.

In the absence of government, we have absolute control. Of course, that is why government was derived in the first place.

 

[Contumacious]

do you trust the government?.

fuck no.


,

you don't trust you?

You don't trust your neighbors?

Or both?

huh?


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