According to the Gallup organization, dissatisfaction with the way the nation is being government has reached a new high, along with mistrust of Congress and contempt for public officials generally. Fifty-seven percent have no confidence in the federal government to solve domestic problems. Forty-nine percent believe the federal government has become so large and powerful that “it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens.”
The Beatles penned their famous song, “Revolution,” in 1968, a few years before the Watergate scandal inspired a wave of distrust in government. Dissatisfaction during that era of turmoil peaked at 66%. Today, the figure stands at 81%. The institutional configuration that has governed the country since World War II is on the verge of collapse. The people get it. Our rulers have too much invested in the status quo to bring about fundamental change. If people thought a revolution was looming then…
