But the real question is “why do so many people have these suspicious attitudes towards law enforcement and CIA and so on”.
Might it be because of the Hoovers and the Nixons and the countless CIA overthrows and the fake WMDs and the support for Israel and the military industrial complex and 2008 and ..
The government has most definitely not behaved in not earned our trust. And yeah, that will lead to scenarios where when we (the people) see violations of constitutional rights we don’t rush to nuanced investigations we rush to assuming it’s another instance of a corrupt government.
But the real question is “why do so many people have these suspicious attitudes towards law enforcement and CIA and so on”.
Might it be because of the Hoovers and the Nixons and the countless CIA overthrows and the fake WMDs and the support for Israel and the military industrial complex and 2008 and ..
The government has most definitely not behaved in not earned our trust. And yeah, that will lead to scenarios where when we (the people) see violations of constitutional rights we don’t rush to nuanced investigations we rush to assuming it’s another instance of a corrupt government.