Over 60% of the people from two countries do not trust their governments!
May 26, 2008 - A poll conducted by
the World Public Opinion (WPO) has found that over 60% of the population of
Great Britain and the United States do not trust their governments. The poll
showed that 67% of Brits have low levels of trust in the Labour Government
while 60% of Americans feel the same way about the Bush regime.
Overall dissatisfaction of
government responsiveness was much higher with 77% of Brits and an even higher
percentage, 83% of Americans.
With each passing year, we see Western
Governments becoming more brazen with their lies and imposing limits on our
freedoms and privacy.
The poll also asked “For whose
benefit is a country run?”
Unsurprisingly, 60% of Brits
perceive their government as serving powerful special interests rather than the
interests of the people as a whole, likewise 80% of Americans said the same.
Disdain for corporate influence on
governments is clear, but perhaps the lack of faith in the government goes even
deeper. Obviously there has been fabrication of evidence and spinning lies to
the population in order to gain support for illegal invasions and occupations
of nations.
Then there is the use of outlawed
weapons in those occupied countries, which cause damage for generations to
come, and of course the propaganda that is fed to and disseminated by the
mainstream media, all of which is becoming increasingly less effective as the
“alternative” media grows.
Maybe issues closer to home have
also damaged trust in the government. A weakening economy while national debt
goes through the roof, or possibly the high levels of surveillance we must
endure thanks to new “anti-terrorism” laws, which give the government access to
every aspect of our lives.
This is, of course, just the tip of
the iceberg; there is no single issue that has caused the majority of
the population to mistrust their governments. It is an accumulation of constant
betrayal over many years that has led to the decay in trust and possibly more
importantly, loss of hope among the people.