Re:Shelter in place for Bay Area counties
by DeonPenny on Monday March 16, 2020 @10:53PM
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But as American, I always feel like the government does its job and nothing more and does not terrible is because no one trusts it.
No one gets lazy about keeping a critical eye on it. We also don't give it complex tasks cause it would just mess it up so it only does really big simple things.
We look at other places that trust their government and it always historically goes wrong as soon as you give blind trust. Like if Trump got elected in a well-oiled machine that mechanism that necessitated blind trust. I don't want a smart capable government. Give me a dumb one that does simple things any day especially if the people in the country are capable.
Re:Shelter in place for Bay Area counties
by microcolonel on Monday March 16, 2020 @10:17PM
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The trust in the government comes from the skepticism of the citizens.
Re:Shelter in place for Bay Area counties
by arcticbull on Monday March 16, 2020 @10:34PM
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No, it really doesn't. It's a hold-over from a time when the government could be trusted. Perceptions lag reality.
Re:Shelter in place for Bay Area counties
by DeonPenny on Monday March 16, 2020 @10:54PM
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The government of the US is no more or less capable than its ever been. People lives are just to short to realize it.
Re:Shelter in place for Bay Area counties
by arcticbull on Monday March 16, 2020 @11:04PM
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> The government of the US is no more or less capable than its ever been. People lives are just to short to realize it.
Ah that old chestnut -- the ostrich in the sand approach. I like it!
Society is much more productive when you don’t have to worry how much to bribe everyone.