2014-04-22, 11:25 AM
Polantaris Wrote:Contrary to what people may think, this is not what is happening now. That is not to say that things are perfect, but they are not the same at all.
That is not the issue.
The question is, "What if the government turns against the people?"
The Founding Fathers greatly mistrusted government, due to their experience with the British. And somehow that attitude has survived the centuries, and many Americans still feel that while government might not be abusing its powers too much right now, it could go rogue and turn tyrannical at any moment.
FWIW, I agree with most of the previous posters in this thread, including you: the government should regulate (or "control") all these resources (except media?), because leaving them to the "free market" would be worse.
And if government is in fact in the pockets of big business (and when was it not?), then that is a different problem that should be addressed, if possible.