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Posted on 08/14/2013 9:50:36 AM PDT by jazusamo
When babies are born, they have little choice but to trust their caregivers, who are usually the parents. As they mature and are able to distinguish one person from another, they tend to show great preference for the parents with whom they have bonded. A trusting relationship develops that should remain intact throughout life, barring violation of that trust. Unfortunately, in some cases, the baby or young child suffers abandonment, abuse or some other form of emotional injury, and the trust is violated. Often the relational rupture cannot be repaired or requires extensive explanations and alteration of behavior to heal.
Relationships between the masses of people in the governing bodies can also be healthy or fractured. For decades in America, a guaranteed laugh line was, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” As things exist now in our country, the situation has deteriorated to the point where this is no longer funny.
Years ago, National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden would have almost unanimously been declared a traitor for having revealed government secrets to foreign sources. Now because so many people see the United States government as dishonest and untrustworthy, Mr. Snowden is viewed as a whistleblower worthy of praise for having the courage to expose secretive behavior by the government that involved spying on all Americans. Only by understanding his motives will we be able to appropriately characterize his actions. The larger question is, do we have an honest government that is transparent and trustworthy, or is there a legitimate cause for concern on behalf of the citizens of our nation? It is certainly not too late for our government to come clean about many scandals that have been characterized as “phony” by the executive branch. Government officials say there is just a misunderstanding of facts...
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“In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
The man should run for president and make Hillary very afraid about who is not going to vote for her.
PLEASE run for president, Ben.
And please take either Allen West or Ted Cruz as your VP.
I don’t know whether politicians are less trustworthy over the years or I’ve just developed enough experience and knowledge to have more reason to trust them less.
The Clintons were a scurrilous lot, but having the Chicago mob running DC has taken dirt to a whole new level.
I hear you and would totally agree but for the fact Obummer and his lapdogs have taken deception and outright lying to an unprecedented level.
Amen to that.
Probably a little bit of both. I’m more wiser and the politicians are more dissembling.
While I don’t like his Gun Control stance, I wouldn’t fear the 2nd amendment being tossed out if he won like I do with Obama.
No. "President of the United States" is not an entry level position. Even if your previous career was "Brain Surgeon." The skill sets are different.
Do you even need to ask?
“Trust is the foundation of all relationships.”
bttt
“The current administration doesn’t have to be the most transparent one in history, as was promised, but a little transparency would certainly be helpful at this time.”
No, a little transparency would not be enough at this time!
I distrust everything Obama says. If he were to tell me the sky outside my window is blue (it is), I wouldn't believe him.
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