The institutions in the US are completely corrupt and self serving; the people I see here in Seattle, the 'alternative community', are the strongest believers in "government knows best" of any place or people I've ever seen. Ever, anywhere.
That's because they think the Seattle government is fighting the good fight against the Feds and to a lesser extent the State. In a way it's understandable: if I lived someplace where I though the local government was actually working for my interests I'd probably be pro-government too. It's just that I've never lived someplace where I thought that.
The institutions in the US are completely corrupt and self serving; the people I see here in Seattle, the 'alternative community', are the strongest believers in "government knows best" of any place or people I've ever seen. Ever, anywhere.
That's because they think the Seattle government is fighting the good fight against the Feds and to a lesser extent the State. In a way it's understandable: if I lived someplace where I though the local government was actually working for my interests I'd probably be pro-government too. It's just that I've never lived someplace where I thought that.