Why do people hate the government so much?

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43. We've gone generations without a true American Statesman as Prez.

One could, and should, make the argument for Biden as our last Statesman. But because T took all the wind out of the sails for anyone, his accomplishments were manifest behind the scenes. People like JFK, LBJ (although he's a hard one to call a true statesman!), and others haven't been duplicated for generations. Some of us Boomers have forgotten these types of people; but there are generations born now who have no idea who I'm talking about, let alone what it takes to make a good statesman. Here, again, one can fault the curriculum in schools... not enough government and civics classes, and most not as in-depth as they should be. I remember taking separate Geography, Government, American Problems, and Civics classes in high school. They were good classes, but even then I didn't think they delved into each subject as deep as they could. Too much emphasis when I was in school on dates in History, rather than the political, cultural, and societal events happening around any scandal, disaster, or war. But all in all, while there are a lot more electives offered to students today, I believe the core education we got "way back when" was better than students are given today.