Politicians may hate us, but we should trust them anyway
There’s an awful lot of quasi-theological nonsense in circulation these days about how “we are the government.” The premise seems to be that, because the country was set up by founders invoking nice words about “we the people,” and we get to cast votes from time to time, the governing apparatus that exists today is a sort of direct expression of the will of the population.
Does the population even have a single will? Well, never mind.
But, if the people are the government, officeholders seem to miss that point — frequently.
It’s a moment of truth when a police officer admits his disdain for the public in a recording he mistakenly believes is about to be destroyed. But what does it mean when elected officials voice their contempt in front of a room full of people — or reporters?
via Disloyal Opposition: Politicians may hate us, but we should trust them anyway.
