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this is another problem with government that requires citizens to reserve the right to threaten their own government with violent action. government is run by humans. humans make bad decisions on occasion. humans often make decisions based on their own self interests.
humans make errors. large groups of human make large errors.
i'm not saying that all decisions our government has made are errors because there are some excellent decisions our gov't has made, but there is a large potential for corruption within governments because humans are humans. the threat of violence against the government is a long term insurance policy against unchecked corruption.
is there a price to pay for this insurance policy? yes, just as there is a price you pay for the insurance policy for your house, car, etc., but the short term cost of the policy for our nation to insure itself against tyranny is the blood of it's citizens. this is a small price to pay for the amount of coverage you get because the insurance policy covers 300 million people at the cost of a few.
if i had a $300 million investment, i would gladly pay $900,000 every year to insure my $300 million investment that continues to grow and collect interest.
if you (impersonal you) are of the opinion that we should trust government, simply harken back to the days of a president that you did not like and ask yourself, would you trust that man with all your money or children? i wouldn't even trust the presidents that i felt did well for the country.
you can't trust government implicitly. government is run by humans. humans err.