Comment Re:Go Fig (Score 1) 1272
Absolutely correct.
What we have collectively forgotten, unfortunately, is that a government is intended to be a tool of the people. It's not an organization that naturally evolved, or has to compete with other organizations - it's something that was thought up and put in a position of power by we, the people. Which is why it really makes no sense when people think that it's "unpatriotic" to question, or even disagree with, our government and its policies. It truly is a shame that people accept government decisions just because of the position they're in; governments shouldn't be self-regulating, they should answer to the people.
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
-Thomas Jefferson
What we have collectively forgotten, unfortunately, is that a government is intended to be a tool of the people. It's not an organization that naturally evolved, or has to compete with other organizations - it's something that was thought up and put in a position of power by we, the people. Which is why it really makes no sense when people think that it's "unpatriotic" to question, or even disagree with, our government and its policies. It truly is a shame that people accept government decisions just because of the position they're in; governments shouldn't be self-regulating, they should answer to the people.
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
-Thomas Jefferson
