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The problem with that view is that it is idealistic in nature - government, by its very nature, will always become corrupt.
The government is people. So all you're saying is people, by nature, will always become corrupt.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
So yea.
Sounds about right.
Corporations are even worse. I'm literally responding to the text in the meme.