Do You Trust The Government Institution

If Europeans do not trust their government, institutions, or each other, isn't it time to dissolve the European Union?

Indeed!We are waiting to see how US dissolve their union.After all, they are a lot more polarized. There are a blue america and a red america, and states like Texas and Massachusetts hardly have anything similar.I mean, if trust in the government or institutions is the key issue, well… US will have to show us the way, again.Once they find a good way, for sure, we’ll go along!I will say about copy UK, but sadly, UK is suffering a kind of, as Elon Musk will put it, “Unscheduled rapid disassembly”.We prefer something a bit more deliberated, you know…

Do you trust your government?

I once heard it said that wise is the man that proportions his belief to the evidence.Being a liberal, I'm inclined to say that I have trust in the government. Growing up in an environment where the government is responsible for the death of close to 300 000 because of ARV treatment efficacy denialism[1] (see Minister of Health v Treatment Action Campaign) teaches one to be wary of the governing powers.Growing up in an political environment where a constitutionally-mandated office uncovers serious instances of state corruption at the highest levels and is dismissed as merely giving “recommendations”,[2]you learn pretty quickly not to trust those in power.Seeing elected officials circle the wagons instead of rooting out corruption. Even resorting to referring to the judiciary as “problematic”[3]and “anti-majoritarian” when they do not rule in their favour, you learn that they are more interested in ingesting the gravy and the train than they are in helping citizens.Waking up daily to news that the president or someone in his immediate family has used state resources for their own benefit reminds you of one thing; that you are only important on election day.When your intelligence is insulted and you're told that what looks to be a tax-payer funded swimming pool in the president’s personal home is, in fact,a security upgrade—a firepool they called it.[4] You know that to trust the government, you have to suspend all your faculties.To trust this government is to be a fool. I do not trust my government. I will never trust any government.Thanks a lot, Africa.Footnotes[1] https://www.theguardian.com/worl...[2] Zuma’s lawyers admit Public Protector report was binding – As it happened[3] Gwede Mantashe criticises judiciary as being problematic[4] Nkandla 'firepool' report factually correct – Nhleko

Do you trust the US government?

Confidence in the United States government to do what, exactly ? I have confidence that that if I attempt to jump my neighbor's fence and slap their dog, that an idiot is about to need stitches.But I'm assuming that you are asking if I have confidence in both the willingness and ability of the government to serve my best interests as an American. In this regard, let us first look at my expectations, and afterward we may look at the government.I expect that the government will abide by the Constitution of the United States. I expect certain liberties guaranteed by said Constitution to be not only remembered, but consciously upheld by the People, of whom - in a Constitutional Republic - ARE the government.The Constitution protects the People, the People protect the Military, and the Military protects the Constitution.That's how it's supposed to work. That's how it's been able to work since Our founding. And since that's been the case, for the most part, I believe it to be a reasonable expectation that it will continue working for the foreseeable future.As far as the federal government and their interpretation of what exactly America's interests are, and how best to protect said interests, I do not always agree with their interpretation nor do I always agree with their methods. But I do have faith in my ability AND responsibility to vote, voice, and create change from within. I think it's naive to expect change, do nothing to affect change, and complain when it doesn't happen.Also, I see it as not only selfish but decidedly unAmerican to state an intention to leave the U.S. if so-and-so gets elected, or such-and-such bill gets passed. My responsibility in a Constitutional Republic is to STAY AND AFFECT CHANGE.If I don't meet my own responsibility as a citizen, I can hardly expect the government to meet theirs, as the People ARE the government.

Do Americans trust their government?

I’m going to answer this objectively, based on statistics from Pew Research Institute and Gallup.That depends on which level of government you’d look at. Local and state governments enjoy relatively high levels of trust among Americans, while trust of national government and national institutions has been plummeting.Let’s look at some charts. First, trust in the national government along party lines:The graph, from Pew Research Institute, shows that currently (as of June 2017), only 28% of Republicans and leaners say they can trust the government. That’s incredibly low considering that Donald Trump, a Republican, is the President. 15% of Democrats and leaners say they can trust the government. Only 13% of people with no party lean say they can trust the government.Trust in the national government (the entire institution) is at historic lows, and it was at almost 80% just 60 years ago. So to answer your question, if you’re referring to the national government, no. Only 1 in 5 Americans trust the national government, a historically low number that is still declining.It seems that Gallup, a polling and analytics organization, takes a poll every few years on American trust in local and state government. Their last poll was in September 2016, which is slightly outdated, especially considering the recent political events, so take the following results with a grain of salt.Take a look at this chart:Trust in local government has been around the same place over the years, between around 60% and 80%. Trust in state government took a dip after 2000. As of September 2016, 71% of Americans trust local governments, and 62% of Americans trust state governments.Now, to conclude- In general, Americans trust their local and state governments, but have a great deal of distrust towards the national government.Does this mean that local and state governments are less corrupt? Not necessarily. Americans might trust less in the national government because it seems like a distant entity run by elites. They might trust more in local and state governments because those governments are both closer to home and smaller, so those officials can offer more personalized approaches to problems. Do local and state officials abuse this trust? Or is it really the national government that is corrupt, just like many Americans think?We the people may never know.

Do you trust the Federal government?

I have spent my entire career in state government service, and interacted with the feds regularly. I have a general belief that the federal government (and all levels of American government really) is generally geared to at last attempt to solve problems that elected leaders in charge at one time or another felt needed to be solved. I trust that, politics notwithstanding, despite the occasional burnout, ridiculous bureaucrat, or bad apple, most government employees are regular, trustworthy people with no ulterior motives.But, no institution should be trusted completely and blindly without question. A healthy (I.E. conspiracy theorists and sovereign citizens need not apply) level of skepticism is essential to the function of American governance long term. If no one asks questions, then you get things like the NSA running amok. But in this case, the system ultimately worked because one person blew the whistle, the media began investigating, and hopefully we get some changes.All governments need accountability. The way we achieve that in the US is to ask questions. But there's no need in my view to be paranoid about government writ large.An interesting aside: many conservative folks like to rail against the size, scope, and expense of government, and proclaim that it can't be trusted to do anything that the private sector could do, but I can tell you from personal experience that they are also among the first to pick up the phone and expect the government to do something about a problem that they can't solve alone. Then get angry when we decline to intervene. I don't hear much from bleeding heart liberals in my daily work. Funny how that works.

Can I start to trust the government in place?

In general, the more you read history and about the world around you and about people in general, and the more you dig into the issues behind the noise that the media hits you with and begin to understand real facts about the system you live under, the less faith you have in any government.Government is a collection of humans, and humans, most believe, are flawed and selfish beings. politicians are asked to act in the greater good, to put their own selfish ambitions aside and to be selfless. This is a hard task for anyone - when you add power over others to the mix and give them access to other people’s money, it’s a tall order to ask them not to abuse this power for their own agenda and selfish interests.This is one reason why, in many instances, as people get older and begin to have more money of their own, ie a bigger stake in government operating responsibly, they tend to get more conservative.In my opinion, the more informed you are the less you believe in the grand plans of government - you cease to believe that government as an institution can solve humanity’s great problems. Instead you just ask them to be responsible with your tax dollars and to keep you safe and otherwise leave you alone to live your life as you see fit.