Friday, October 4, 2013

A difference between US and the others – Government can’t work

“When you look at attitudes toward government-this is going to be a kind of over-generalization-I think in the United States, the starting point of an American is that government can’t really work, and to the extent that it does work, you need to keep your eye on it because of an instinctive distrust of its powers and capabilities. In Australia, people start with the belief that government can work and should work, and to the extent that it doesn’t, it just means that we need some better politicians, but government malfunction doesn’t result in a loss of faith in the institution.” Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/oct/04/even-allies-are-curious-20131004/

Australia was settled by criminals and entrepreneurs; the US was settled by entrepreneurs, criminals and people who wanted their own church services ... Why did the Australians go wrong?

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