Yodrak
Well-known member
I don't see it this way. I can't agree that the government acted first, created our paranoia, and that led to "all those lawsuits". As I see it, things worked pretty much in reverse with the lawsuits arising because many people either have an 'it's can't be my fault, it's someone else's fault' attitude, or they see an opportunity to benefit from blaming someone else. Then a trend in popular thought eventually leads to a government action.
There are exceptions, but in general government tends to be behind the curve rather than ahead of it. (In large part because of entrenched, monied interests that prefer the past and status quo to the future.)
There are exceptions, but in general government tends to be behind the curve rather than ahead of it. (In large part because of entrenched, monied interests that prefer the past and status quo to the future.)
SierraQ said:The core issue is the government telling us whether or not we can be in charge of it. The government has a disturbing tendency to over-protect us as if we were all babies. Thanks to them we now have safety paranoia everywhere and that in turn has led to all those lawsuits whenever someone can convince a jury that something wasn't safe enough.