It Is OK To Hate The Government

Is it OK to hate the government? Can one be a good citizen and hate the government? I would argue that it is a prerequisite for good citizenship. Now, conventional wisdom, as espoused by the politician would have you believe exactly the opposite which is, "men should love government." This is nonsense and completely at odds with human nature which desires more freedom, less restraint, not the other way around. Now, at the same time one hates government, government is an absolute necessity if one expects order, liberty and freedom. Once man rejected God he was put under the law of man which is absolutely terrible but unfortunately the only method available to prevent utter chaos and basically teach us that when we choose to rule ourselves, it will be a miserable, pathetic and painful endeavor, but do so or perish, we chose that option, and now it is perfectly normal to hate it. Enter the conservative who recognizes government is a necessary evil and should only have power to do that for men which they can not possibly do for themselves. The conservative works to reduce government involvement in the affairs of men and give to men as much freedom and liberty and as few laws as possible. Then we have the liberal, who holds the opposite view which is, government is good and the more government control the better. This odd view is at war with how and why we got here. It would seem a rejection of God in favor of making man God yields misery and those with any sense at all would work tirelessly to diminish the misery not continue to enhance the very vehicle that dispenses ever increasing misery. If there is no belief in God or a desire to be governed by man rather than God I suppose this poor sole might love government, for us others, we hate it. cjpost