Most people live in fear of Government rather than other top concerns.
That's according to the latest unscientific poll of 1,780 people at SharylAttkisson.com.
Fewer than 1% said they "live in most fear of: Covid-19."
But 68% said they "live in most fear of: Government."
Respondents were not very fearful of Global warming or Other races.
About one in five said they "don't live in fear."
Full results are below. Be sure to answer the newest poll at SharylAttkisson.com. Look for the black box on the right sidebar on your computer or scroll way down on your mobile device.
I live in most fear of:
<1% Covid-19
68% Government
<1% Global warming
<1% Other races
28% I don't live in fear
The false arrest and wrongful conviction of Kirk Bloodsworth is certainly one of the best reasons to fear government in the USA today. Mr. Bloodsworth was sent to prison for Murder in the First Degree and given a death sentence. While waiting to die, Mr. Bloodsworth received some hope - he was granted a new trial. He was wrongly convicted a second time. Finally, after years in a rotten prison, a DNA test exonerated Mr. Bloodsworth. I called the police officers who investigated Mr. Bloodsworth. I called the prosecutor who committed malpractice and misfeasance, as well as prosecutorial misconduct. Surprise Surprise - No one wanted to talk about this embarrassing mess caused by a fake blood identification by FBI scientists. I have many more stories, some worse. Is there a valid reason to fear the government? Damn right there is.
The scariest words I have ever heard are, "Hi, I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
NO problems are ever solved by politicians. They are far too busy lining their pockets with our money!!!
This fear of government isn't unique to readers of this site. A systematic survey by Chapman University has repeatedly found that Americans' greatest fear is of "corrupt government officials" (yeah, I suppose that's redundant). https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/babbie-center/survey-american-fears.aspx
The Founding Fathers were wise when they telegraphed to those who would follow after them that limited government is the best path to take. But with the passage of time, the Constitution was undermined and politicians, judges, and the electorate failed to heed the warnings of the Founding Fathers. Is this any surprise? It should not be to anyone who has studied human nature and history. Time and time again the noblest of intentions are revealed in human thoughts and as generations pass these sublime thoughts once upheld with great reverence are discarded as refuse and treated as an antiquated thought, being displaced with ideas which seemed grand and superior at the time but proved to be the very things that undid the foundations of the Republic.
Ours has been a government out of control for decades and decade after decade we the people did NOTHING to stop it.
Where we once had wars over having to pay for a stamp or pay a tiny amount of tax on a barrel of whiskey, we now pay high taxes on EVERYTHING including the water we drink and the air we breathe yet not a single shot was ever fired to stop it!
Our founding fathers would truly be ashamed at what we allowed to happen to their great creation that cost them their lives, their blood, and their treasures to create.
ALL government was only created to SERVE the people yet now all government is AGAINST the people.
Our federal, state and local governments are all now far too corrupt to repair so nothing short of their total destruction will fix this now and until and unless people wake up and realize this simple fact, we will continue to lose our rights and slow march our way to the gas chambers.
The founding fathers would be ashamed of what we allowed our government to become
People are familiar with the constitution and what some of it contains. The hang up I see is NOBODY knows how to use it! How do we use it to out these swamp creatures that have planted themselves in congress?