Seems like Eisenhower was right in warning us about the 'military-industrial complex'....

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Topic - Do you trust government? - vacuous 10:20:59 05/27/21 (48)

I don't - RGA 06:58:35 05/30/21 (0)

RE: Do you trust government? - gme109 08:17:19 05/28/21 (0)

I wouldn't trust Boris with my Grannies pension - John_the_Scot 23:45:10 05/27/21 (2)

+1 - Jay Buridan 01:53:59 05/28/21 (0)

RE: I wouldn't trust Boris with my Grannies pension - b.l.zeebub 01:53:46 05/28/21 (0)

RE: Do you trust government? - Inmate51 21:07:59 05/27/21 (0)

RE: Do you trust government? - ornery 18:21:25 05/27/21 (0)

C - Goober58 14:58:10 05/27/21 (0)

The peons in the trenches have zero opportunity for corruption - Jay Buridan 14:33:51 05/27/21 (5)

I strongly disagree with this, in a way. - Goober58 16:26:42 05/27/21 (4)

I was referring to civil servants not politicians - Jay Buridan 16:38:14 05/27/21 (3)

RE: I was referring to civil servants not politicians - b.l.zeebub 02:13:39 05/28/21 (0)

Oh. Still though I disagree - Goober58 17:49:13 05/27/21 (1)

I don't distrust cops except those in narcotics - Jay Buridan 19:42:20 05/27/21 (0)

RE: Do you trust government? - 6bq5 13:53:03 05/27/21 (0)

Never trust government until you need it - jedrider 13:49:46 05/27/21 (0)

A slim majority of the time. nt. - MWE 12:43:19 05/27/21 (0)

Trust but verify. - ghost of olddude55 11:58:48 05/27/21 (4)

RE: Trust but verify. - pictureguy 15:34:09 05/27/21 (0)

Completely agree... BUT... - musetap 13:16:08 05/27/21 (1)

Shame. - ghost of olddude55 14:05:09 05/27/21 (0)

Agree with that last statement thoroughly. nt. - MWE 12:41:45 05/27/21 (0)

RE: Do you trust government? - Mike B. 11:25:07 05/27/21 (0)

Which one?... N/T - musetap 11:10:36 05/27/21 (2)

All of them! - vacuous 11:20:55 05/27/21 (1)

RE: All of them! - musetap 13:13:13 05/27/21 (0)

Pick C--on multiple choice, don't you always pick C?... - dark_dave56 10:49:05 05/27/21 (1)

Your response seems pretty much right on. nt. - MWE 12:47:03 05/27/21 (0)

Depends on who's president, doesn't it? nt - tinear 10:23:39 05/27/21 (19)

Question: Who stopped trusting government in the 1960s? - Jay Buridan 14:46:45 05/27/21 (0)

Not quite. Government is a whole lot more than just the presidency. - vacuous 10:38:28 05/27/21 (17)

Our county government is terrific. - ghost of olddude55 12:41:12 05/27/21 (0)

Detail on what's good and what's rotten.. - vacuous 11:05:15 05/27/21 (1)

Corvallis? - tinear 12:36:39 05/27/21 (0)

RE: Not quite. Government is a whole lot more than just the presidency. - tinear 10:59:18 05/27/21 (13)

RE: Not quite. Government is a whole lot more than just the presidency. - Rod M 12:39:04 05/27/21 (12)

What are their agendas? nt - Rick W 18:14:40 05/27/21 (3)

Seems like Eisenhower was right in warning us about the 'military-industrial complex'.... - vacuous 05/27/2118:34:40 05/27/21 (2)

Blame your senators and reps and the voters who elect them. They're the ones giving them money. - Rick W 08:42:05 05/28/21 (0)

RE: Seems like Eisenhower was right in warning us about the 'military-industrial complex'.... - Rod M 19:14:33 05/27/21 (0)

+1 Such as smuggling opium from Afghanistan - Jay Buridan 14:57:40 05/27/21 (0)

I'd like to ask you how you reached that conclusion, but it's probably out-of-bounds. nt - tinear 13:33:37 05/27/21 (0)

+1.... The FBI and CIA have been corrupt for decades! (nt) - TWB 13:10:24 05/27/21 (5)

RE: +1.... The FBI and CIA have been corrupt for decades! (nt) - rivervalley817 19:22:17 05/27/21 (3)

Ever heard of J. Edgar Hoover? (mt) - Rod M 19:33:35 05/27/21 (2)

RE: Ever heard of J. Edgar Hoover? (mt) - rivervalley817 19:57:54 05/27/21 (0)

Right?!?!?!? Probably THE MOST corrupt..... - TWB 19:53:45 05/27/21 (0)

No, just doing Wall St.'s bidding. nt - tinear 18:59:36 05/27/21 (0)

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Seems like Eisenhower was right in warning us about the 'military-industrial complex'.... - vacuous 05/27/2118:34:40 05/27/21 (2)

Blame your senators and reps and the voters who elect them. They're the ones giving them money. - Rick W 08:42:05 05/28/21 (0)

RE: Seems like Eisenhower was right in warning us about the 'military-industrial complex'.... - Rod M 19:14:33 05/27/21 (0)

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