I remember decades ago that the person saying you shouldn’t trust the government while listing conspiracies to you was considered the nut job in the room. Now… well, everyone owes him an apology.
Those conspiracy theorists got too much right, at least lately, and it’s really shown us a side of the government that many of us truly hoped did not exist. Many people looked at the government as something of a necessary evil that had checks and balances. We sent our own people there to represent us and help control it. We thought that this was enough for protection from it, and we went to sleep.
Yet, while we were asleep, elements began to creep in that saw this thing we created as a delivery system for their own whims, wishes, and ambitions. One thing led to another, and now we have a government that detests us, even to the point where it’s willing and ready to put us in harm’s…