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Oct302009
Researches Attribute Anger Toward U.S. Government To Distrust
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 5:09PM
John DuBois, University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service
A number of representatives from Demos, a New York based Research Advocacy group, attributed the recent vitriol towards the U.S. government Friday as a result of general distrust in how the government operates.
“People tend to view government through ... immediate images that pop in their head, one is that it’s just nothing but a bunch of bickering politicians, that it is just a political game and has nothing to do with me. Kind of a spectator sport if you will,” said Patrick Bresette, Associate Programming Director for Demos during a panel discussion.
Bresette said Americans also have questions over what the government really does and how tax-payer dollars are used
Jeff Madrick, Editor of Challenge magazine, attributed the recent anger to historical norms.
“The pendulum is a good way to describe american history. We did swing back and worth between pro government and anti government attitudes,” said Madrick.
A number of representatives from Demos, a New York based Research Advocacy group, attributed the recent vitriol towards the U.S. government Friday as a result of general distrust in how the government operates.
“People tend to view government through ... immediate images that pop in their head, one is that it’s just nothing but a bunch of bickering politicians, that it is just a political game and has nothing to do with me. Kind of a spectator sport if you will,” said Patrick Bresette, Associate Programming Director for Demos during a panel discussion.
Bresette said Americans also have questions over what the government really does and how tax-payer dollars are used
Jeff Madrick, Editor of Challenge magazine, attributed the recent anger to historical norms.
“The pendulum is a good way to describe american history. We did swing back and worth between pro government and anti government attitudes,” said Madrick.
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