For Context: I live in the United States of America.

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Well, we’re all afraid of your government, and we don’t even live there.

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Depends on what you mean by “normal”. It’s “normal” in the sense that most people probably are more or less afraid of their government. That’s not what it should be like, if anything, it should be the other way around.

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Most people worry the US will ruin their lives. Completely normal.

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There’s your problem. It should be set to Freedom, not Theocracy.

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It’s not normal to be constantly afraid of anything. That’s not healthy.

It’s normal and advisable not to completely trust the government, but being constantly afraid is paranoid.

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