Most Americans See Government as “Threat to Rights” For First Time
Trust in established institutions continues to plummet
Paul Joseph Watson
March 12, 2013
A new poll released by the Pew Research Center has found that a majority of Americans now see the government as a threat to their rights for the first time ever.
A total of 53% of Americans view the government as a threat to their “personal rights and freedoms,” with 43% not believing it poses a threat and 4 don’t knows.
The poll also found, “Only 26% saying they can trust government always or most of the time, while 73% say they can trust the government only some of the time or never. Majorities across all partisan and demographic groups express little or no trust in government.”
Just 20% of of whites trust the federal government while a mere 26% of Americans across the board view Congress favorably, in comparison with 50% of the public regarding Congress favorably in 2009.