Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests
by CivBase on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @04:34PM
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The US has a uniquely strong distrust in government compared to other nations to which you are referring. I think as a result, the social media algorithms are particularly potent in the US.
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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests
by malandrew on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:37AM
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Anyone who is a student of history should have a uniquely strong distrust of the government. I find that it’s the folks with the weakest familiarity of the history of governments abusing its citizens that have the greatest faith in more and bigger government, especially distant government (i.e. federal government)