Can a Republic Survive Without Trust?
Guest post by Linda Brickman
A Republic is not held together by laws alone. It is held together by something harder to see and harder to replace — the belief shared among millions of citizens who have never met, that the system they live under is honest, that its rules apply equally, and that those who administer it can be trusted to do so faithfully.
When that belief holds, democracy functions. When it erodes, everything else becomes harder. The question before us today is not simply whether trust has declined — it has — but whether that decline might carry within it the seeds of something unexpectedly valuable.
Part 1. The Importance of Trust and Why it Matters.
Can a Republic Survive Without Trust?
Every society depends upon certain foundations.
Some are visible:
- Laws.
- Courts.
- Elections.
- Legislatures.
- Government institutions.
Others are invisible:
- Respect.
- Confidence.
- Credibility.
And perhaps most important of all:
Trust.
Trust is the quiet force that allows millions of people who have never met each other to live under the same system of government, follow the same laws, accept election outcomes, and believe that public institutions are acting within their lawful authority.
When trust exists, people rarely think about it.
When trust begins to disappear, people think about little else.
Over the past several years, Americans have witnessed growing debates surrounding elections, public health policies, education, immigration, government spending, censorship, and the role of public institutions.
Plus, Americans have witnessed an unprecedented flow of public disclosures, whistleblower discoveries, and documentation raising questions about government programs, practices, and policies, creating additional doubt in our institutions, our elected leaders, and in our government bureaucracies.
So, regardless of where individuals stand on those issues, one reality has become increasingly difficult to ignore:
Public confidence in many institutions has declined.
For some citizens, that loss of confidence produced frustration.
For others, it produced skepticism.
But for many Americans, it produced something else entirely: Involvement.
Citizens who once assumed others were paying attention began paying attention themselves.
People who had never attended public meetings began attending them.
Voters who had never read election statutes began reading them.
Ordinary citizens who had never imagined becoming politically active began asking questions, requesting records, volunteering, researching issues, attending town halls, showing up for hearings to ask questions and voice their concerns, going to political rallies, and participating in ways they never had before.
Something changed.
The question is not whether trust has been challenged.
The question is what happens next.
Can a Republic function without trust?
And if trust has been weakened, how is it restored?
Part 2. What Happens When Trust Begins to Erode?
Trust is often taken for granted … until it begins to disappear.
When citizens trust their institutions, they rarely spend much time thinking about them. They assume elections will be administered fairly. They assume laws will be applied equally. They assume public officials are acting within their authority. They assume someone else is watching the process.
Trust allows society to function efficiently because most people do not feel the need to verify every decision, every policy, or every action taken on their behalf; or even consider holding elected officials accountable for their actions or inactions.
But when trust begins to erode, something changes.
Questions that were once ignored become impossible to avoid.
Citizens begin asking how decisions are made.
They begin examining policies that previously received little public attention.
They start attending meetings, reading reports, reviewing public records, and seeking information for themselves.
In some cases, declining trust can lead to frustration, division, and disengagement.
But it can also produce something positive.
Engagement.
Throughout American history, periods of public skepticism have often been followed by increased citizen involvement. People become more informed. More active. More determined to understand the institutions that affect their lives.
The result is often greater public scrutiny, increased accountability, and a renewed interest in civic participation.
In recent years, many Americans have experienced exactly that transformation.
Citizens who once relied upon others to monitor government actions have increasingly chosen to become involved themselves.
They are:
- Attending meetings.
- Volunteering.
- Researching issues.
- Watching procedures.
- Asking questions.
Not because they trust more … But because they trust less.
And that may be one of the most important developments of the last several years.
Part 3. What Has Changed Since 2020?
One of the most common questions citizens ask today is simple:
Has anything actually changed?
For some, the answer is NO!
For others, the answer is NOT ENOUGH!
But viewed objectively, one significant change is difficult to ignore:
The citizens have changed.
Across Arizona and throughout the nation, ordinary citizens who previously paid little attention to government processes became increasingly engaged in public affairs.
People who had never attended a Board of Supervisors or local School Board meeting began attending.
Citizens who had never read election statutes or ballot propositions began studying them.
Voters who once assumed others were watching the process began watching it themselves.
Grassroots organizations expanded.
Citizen volunteers increased.
Formal Public Records Requests became more common.
Public meetings drew larger audiences.
Election procedures, government spending, public policies, and administrative decisions received greater scrutiny than many had seen in decades.
Whether one views these developments positively or negatively, the increase in citizen involvement is undeniable.
Something changed … People changed!
People became less willing to simply accept information at face value and more willing to conduct their own research, ask their own questions, and reach their own conclusions.
And that shift has not been limited to elections.
It has extended into discussions involving education, public health, government spending, immigration, public records, and countless other issues affecting daily life.
In many ways, the most important development since 2020 may not be found in a law, a court ruling, or an election procedure.
It may be found in the growing number of citizens who have chosen to become active participants rather than passive observers.
Regardless of political affiliation, an informed and engaged citizenry remains one of the strongest safeguards of any Constitutional Republic … But for decades, We the People forgot that important condition.
Part 4. Where Did Citizens Focus Their Attention?
As citizens became more involved, their attention naturally turned toward the institutions and processes that most directly affected public confidence.
Elections became one of the primary areas of focus.
For many Americans, elections represent the most visible expression of self-government. Citizens may disagree on policies, candidates, and outcomes, but confidence in the election process itself remains essential to maintaining public trust.
As public scrutiny increased, citizens began paying closer attention to election administration than ever before.
- They attended election-related meetings.
- They volunteered as observers.
- They studied election statutes and procedures.
- They reviewed public records.
- They followed court cases.
They learned the responsibilities of officials and agencies that many had never heard of before.
In Arizona, many citizens became familiar with positions such as County Recorder, Board of Supervisors, Secretary of State, and Election Director. Questions that once remained largely within government offices became topics of public discussion.
Citizens sought to better understand who was responsible for voter registration, ballot processing, polling locations, election technology, tabulation procedures, public records, and election oversight.
As these discussions unfolded, disagreements inevitably followed.
Officials, agencies, elected leaders, courts, media organizations, advocacy groups, and citizens often reached different conclusions regarding election administration and public policy.
Yet despite those disagreements, one development remained consistent.
The public was paying attention.
Whether motivated by concern, curiosity, skepticism, or civic responsibility, increasing numbers of citizens chose to become participants in the process rather than observers from the sidelines.
That level of engagement has become one of the defining characteristics of the years since 2020.
Part 5. The Search for Transparency
As citizens became more engaged, many began asking a simple question:
How can public confidence be strengthened?
For some, the answer was greater transparency.
For others, it was stronger oversight.
Still others focused on clearer laws, improved procedures, better communication, or increased accountability.
Regardless of the specific solution proposed, the underlying objective remained remarkably consistent:
Restore Public Confidence!
In Arizona and across the nation, citizens, elected officials, election administrators, advocacy groups, legislators, courts, and grassroots organizations have spent the past several years debating how best to achieve that goal.
New laws have been proposed.
Some have been adopted.
Others have been challenged in court.
Administrative procedures have been reviewed.
Responsibilities and authorities have been examined.
Public records have been requested.
Public meetings have drawn larger audiences.
Court rulings have clarified certain areas of responsibility while leaving other questions open for continued discussion.
These developments have not eliminated disagreements.
Nor have they produced universal consensus.
In many respects, the debates continue today.
Yet the process itself reflects something important.
Citizens are no longer standing on the sidelines waiting for others to protect the integrity of public institutions.
They are participating directly in the discussion.
They are asking questions.
Seeking answers.
Reviewing facts.
Examining procedures.
Holding public officials accountable.
And demanding greater transparency from the institutions that serve them.
Whether one agrees with every proposal, every lawsuit, every policy change, or every public official is ultimately beside the point.
The larger story is that citizens have become invested in the process itself.
That investment may prove to be one of the most significant safeguards of public confidence moving forward.
Transparency does not guarantee trust.
But without transparency, trust becomes far more difficult to earn.
Conclusion
Can a Republic Survive Without Trust?
Perhaps for a time.
But no Republic can thrive for long if its citizens lose confidence in the institutions that govern it – and no Republic can restore it without the active participation of its citizens.
Trust is not a luxury.
It is one of the essential foundations upon which self-government rests.
Without trust …
- Suspicion grows.
- Division deepens.
- Confidence declines.
And citizens begin questioning whether the systems designed to serve them are functioning as intended.
Yet the story of the past several years is not simply a story about declining trust.
It is also a story about renewed engagement.
Across Arizona and throughout the nation, citizens who once assumed others were paying attention, chose to become involved themselves.
- They attended meetings.
- Studied issues.
- Requested records.
- Volunteered.
- Asked questions.
- And demanded answers.
And became active participants in the civic process.
That is Not Cynicism. That is Citizenship.
That engagement has not solved every problem.
Nor has it eliminated every disagreement.
But it has demonstrated something important.
The strength of a Constitutional Republic does not ultimately rest in government buildings, elected officials, political parties, or public institutions alone.
It rests in the citizens themselves.
- An informed citizenry.
- An engaged citizenry.
- A citizenry willing to remain involved long after Election Day has passed.
Trust cannot be demanded.
It cannot be legislated.
It cannot be mandated by press release, campaign slogan, or government decree.
Trust must be earned.
And it is earned through transparency, accountability, participation, and time.
Perhaps that is the greatest reason for optimism as we look toward the future.
Not because every question has been answered.
Not because every disagreement has been resolved.
But because more citizens are paying attention than ever before.
Trust cannot be demanded or decreed. It is earned — slowly, through transparency, accountability, and consistency over time.
But it can be lost quickly. And once lost, it is extraordinarily difficult to rebuild.
The citizens of Arizona and throughout the Nation, understand that now in a way they did not a decade ago. That understanding — hard-won, and still very much alive — may be the most important civic development of our time.
When citizens remain informed, engaged, and committed to the principles of self-government, a Constitutional Republic retains its ability to move forward.
A Republic does not survive because of its institutions alone.
It survives because its citizens refuse to stop believing it can.
© 2026 Linda Brickman. All Right Reserved.
NO it can not .
censor this joe hoft.
Really?
Perhaps the headline should be: "Can A Republic Survive A Stolen Election and Four Years of an Illegitimate Shadow Government?"
Can a civilization exist while permitting Leftism?
No.
No it cannot.
you cant trust a Government or Judiciary that does NOT work for the American people.. This is our Country and yet we are treated as second rate citizens as they drain our bank accounts, steal our lands, control our schools, abuse our constitutional rights as they enrich people that broke into our country.. which makes us nothing more than slaves as we live off of the scraps that they didn't take!
If this course is not corrected and Politicians and judges are not held accountable for their crimes, I can see that America will have a 2nd Revolution, as more and more people get sick of the tyranny that many states have imposed on their citizens! Just my opinion
“Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give you a feeling. Republic is one of those words that makes me tight in the throat – the same tightness a man gets when his baby takes his first step or his first baby shaves and makes his first sound as a man. Some words can give you a feeling that makes your heart warm. Republic is one of those words.” ~ Davy Crockett
Yep. Why Franklin said when asked “what have you given us? A republic if you can keep it!
Not to be picky, but that is the movie version? As spoken by John Wayne, who directed and starred as Davy Crockett in 'The Alamo', the 1960 version? It even sounds like John Wayne…?
Crockett did have a way with words, but a rather pithier one eg "I concluded my speech by telling them that I was done with politics for the present, and they might all go to hell, and I would go to Texas".
No, and we lack that now for good reason. We need to do what it takes to get that back and that's a very tall, ugly order that responsible people are going to have to choose to undertake.
I trust Trump to make decisions that will enrich himself and to not care about the economy.
I trust that you're talking out of your butthole.
Yeah, that is why he donates his Presidential salary to charity.. to enrich himself… https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTg5OGZmOWM5eTZpNzBzbTZ4NXhoZGxiYmE3MnY3aWM5cjk1eHhiamN4dGFweGZ5ZCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/xT39D14ZQGal0UwS1G/giphy-downsized-small.mp4
"Can a Republic survive" And then you call it a democracy? You should be ashamed of yourself.
A Republic is a type of democracy.
Two vastly different entities.
No, it’s not. Our constitutional republic has nothing to do with democracy. If you think it does, you should be ashamed of yourself,f.
With the 2020 election steal never addressed, no.
The trust is gone forever.
Trump made it worse by backpeddling on many of his major promises.
The 2020 election was not stolen. Trump lied to you.
It absolutely WAS STOLEN. CNN lied to you!
Can you detail for me why you "feel" it was not "stolen"?
go read for yourself. I'm not wasting a second of my life on a low life like you.
Liar.
Trump didn’t need to tell me. Anybody with a functioning brain could figure that one out.
Yes he has. He has done NOTHING to restore trust in our elections.
Can the Republic survive with flaming Communist's
You definitely lose trust when a state like California takes 30+ days to declare an election winner. I sure hope that Kash has embedded some undercover agents in that procedure.
This country is finished as we know it. It's just happening slow so we don't realize it. Both left and right have seen to it. Maybe from the ash heap something better will rise
The question shouldn't be about trust, it should be about morality.
The design of the Constitutional Republic, along with the Bill of Rights, can only function in a moral society. Having true, and strong faith in the One who died and rose again for the salvation of men, something that is not mentioned in this article about "trust" is the only thing that can hold the fabric of liberty, and freedom together, nothing else can.
Back in the day of the founding fathers, the population was a lot smaller, and most people had faith in God, and His Son the LORD Jesus. America was truly blessed by God for His purposes, He knew though, that America would lose that faith, and that eventually He would have to bring judgement down upon it.
Putting our faith, and hope in the LORD Jesus Christ, along with the Holy Spirit, brings conviction to the hearts of each individual, to do what is morally right, and honorable.
That is the only way a society can keep functioning correctly,
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10
They said Republic. Not Theocracy.
You don't comprehend my comment.
And, certainly not Atheist dictatorship.
"Can a Republic Survive Without Trust?"
Nope. And neither can a civilization.
Most people have not trusted our federal government since Lincoln went against our Constitution.
I'm afraid the hard truth is "no" and once you've lost it, it's about impossible to get back enough to make a difference as it needs. It's like when you find out that your very trusted and loved spouse has been unfaithful to you. No matter how much you might not like it and they seem to be innocent afterwards, you can't make yourself trust him/her again. That's just the way it is.
Just think – you can't trust anyone that we need to – the doctors, scientists, teachers, even parents many times. Not to mention the "politicians". Being "transparent" doesn't work either bc that usually just causes more arguments and confusion amongst the people. Sometimes it's good not to be.
No simple answer except the one most reject – like belief in the Biblical God. It's another reason I think we're in the very, very "end times" and even though America might be restored to a degree – it won't last that long imo.
My son and I were talking about this very thing last night in regards to all these damned Indians coming here. They show up in numbers, block vote and get into power, then they incorporate the corruptness of their culture which rivals that of our worst politicians in the Dem party. Our society operates on trust and there's no trust in a corrupt society and culture.
Indians are bad enough, but at least they don't have a holy mandate from their evil deity to destroy our Constitution, kill all who resist & impose their evil islamic utopia upon America.
You were talking to your son and didn't take the opportunity to tell him that it is flat out wrong to be a racist? What a missed opportunity.
Is it wrong to be a buggerer? Trying to figure out where you're coming from.
You must have me mistaken for Jim Hoft.
Expert deflection. But you deflected instead of replying with a straightforward answer.
None of that would have happened if the FED GOV UNIPARTY hadn't spent tax payer funds importing them to CAUSE these changes on purpose. HANG THE TRAITORS.
Our forefathers spoke of the need for a moral and ethical population to sustain the Republic. Ours can only last provided we agree on the same standards of moral and ethical behavior.
Yes, of course, a Republic can survive without trust- Russia/ China/ N. Korea are prime examples!
A (Democratic Republic) cannot function without the Trust of its Peoples; Trust in Transparency, Trust in a fair Judicial Process w/ accountability, Trust in Government "Of the People" – "By the People"- "For the People". AND TRUST in LIBERTY!
America, a Democratic Republic, absolutely can not survive without public trust, which is exactly why public officials, both appointed & elected, MUST be held to a higher standard of behavior than anyone else. But instead they get held to a much lower standard, & remain unpunished for even the most heinous crimes such as crimes against humanity like creating weapons of mass destruction & using coercion, bribery & trickery to facilitate the experimentation of toxic, dangerous & cancer causing substances on humans. Not to mention public officials involved in human trafficking, sexual exploitation of children & out right child rape/molestation remain unpunished for their wrong doing. And this is not even addressing the multi BILLION $ amounts of fraud & corruption being conducted by people in our gov't both elected & appointed.
You sure can't trust the pos running our Gov. Idiots like Rubio and Trump is owned by the Israel lobby along with most of our politicians. We are screwed
America isnt just any "Republic"… and not a "democracy", as Hoff endlessly claims!
America is the ONE AND ONLY republic EVER founded on NATURAL LAW/RIGHTs!
There has NEVER been one like us before, during or NOW!
Can a Republic Survive Without Trust?
In a word, no. In two words, hell no.
A REPUBLIC is a representative government protected in our case by the limits imposed by our Constitution. The Constitution was violated by our government before the ink was dry, and we went from 1 US House member per 30,000 citizens when we started, to now 1 for every 750,000 – 1,000,000. A DISGUSTING THEFT of representation. We are NO REPUBLIC. WE have been an EMPIRE ever since LINCOLN destroyed the Constitution completely, invaded and waged war against half the nation (treason), and forced the otherwise sovereign and free to leave southern states to be bound to the other against their will. Its all just a giant joke now, and most certainly has been since the little hats seized control with the Fed in 1913.
Trust does not exist in socialist nations and as we slide toward socialism the first trust bonds that are broken are always between the governed and the government. We have, in fact, already broken those bonds as witnessed by the government creation of a virus, a jab, and the government tolerating illegal aliens and the waste, fraud and abuse of the governed.
Fek Trust. How about Objective Accountability of Public Authority.
The absolute and verifiable truth is that the entity operating from DC is not the Republic. It is also verifiable truth that a US citizen is not one of We the People. This has been the case for generations. It’s not a theory and even AI confirms the truth (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grock). truthistheonlyway (com)
I guess we're going to find out soon enough.
A better question is, Can you trust habitual liars?
We are trying to fire as many politicians as possible.
yeah, problem is we have far to many sociopaths to fill their vacancies….
A house divided cannot stand. That's all you need to know.
We have no trust because the gov has no integrity, honesty or morals.
they WANT to destroy the USA.
Trust- decades or more to develop and seconds to loose!
There was a saying "Trust is given, distrust must be earned. Today, the opposite seems true.
Good article. I remember a bumper sticker from the early 70s. "Question All Authority"
One of Joe's good points – Citizens who once relied upon others to monitor government actions have increasingly chosen to become involved themselves.
Hopefully this trend continues to grow. If it doesn't grown, America's finished.
"…govt of the people, by the people, for the people…" – Pres Lincoln
Trust? Never trust a democrat or a moslem.
they are equally as bad.
only one thing is worse than those two. A rino.
A RINO, some of the time.
Or Republicans either. I don't trust ANY of them. Regardless of the letter in front of their names.
Trust:( Websters) Total confidence in the integrity, ability, and good character of another. It’s nice more people are awake about corruption, crony capitalism joined with welfare state marxism( Bastiat).. “ Nations fall due to greed on one hand and false philanthropy on the other” All those in charge of this country for decades has proven to us there is no integrity, minuscule abilities, and wicked character. Evidence was FBI / CIA coverups for years( Epstein/911/Seth Rich/ Kirk ongoing…warmongering black ops, etc…. Food companies poisoning us.. Pharmakeus drugging/ side effects.. Covid horror now ending in death and harm.. Elections( selections) voter fraud so we rarely can even control our own Constitution… Now Salem media joining with govt to stop first amendment( cancel culture speech codes)… a. I. Fusion centers/ data centers surveillance state/ programmable mo et to control the masses… So forgive us for questioning! Bigtech also untrustworthy ! Solutions: God will start over with righteous handful( à la Noah/ Sodom and Gomorrah/ Red Sea)Government will voluntarily( repeal of many laws)decrease their centralization to the Constitutional limits of limited govt, We must break up ( monopolies/ antitrust law enforcement) of big food companies, monopolies, big tech, big pharma etc etc .. Like an abusive family member for decades, trust most likely will never be completely regained, though I still maintain a sliver of hope for truth and transparency to increase!
Unfortunately : Epstein, no foreign wars, fiscal responsibility, finding ALL involved in Kirk murder, and making terrible admin. Picks…
I know I have zero trust in my state, Democrat ran with Denver & Boulder controlling the rest of the state. They have zero fidelity to the Constitution and have no problem passing any law even if the law directly violates the bill of rights. Colorado is ridiculous on gun rights, abortion, and sanctuary laws. With what they did to Tina Peters I have zero trust in mail in ballots and direct participation of illegals.
Since the Whiskey Rebellion under George Washington the Federal government directly ignored at least the essence of the Constitution, Adams acted directly against the bill of rights with the Alien and Sedition act. Lincolns war against succession locked in the Federal government taking power away from the states. The income tax under Wilson is still the big break from following the Constitution.
The democrat actions on 1/6 proved how evil they are with the terrorist designation for a protest that only the FBI and their agents were violent.
Trump implementing tariffs without first going to congress and starting wars goes directly against the Constitution and the drug boat murders directly go against the bill of rights and the declaration of wars only via congress. It also ignores every international convention and legalities of war.
I will never trust the state representatives for a long time, not going to sit on a jury.
What do to do with the liars and thieves so trust can be maintained?
Punish them. Severely.
Its the left that's broken the trust and civility. It's they who need punishment.
It's WAY not just the left. Wake up.
John Adam’s nailed it ages ago…
“(We) have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
Without decent, upstanding people, the Law is nothing but a set of rules to find a loophole through. And we’re seeing that in spades with feral immigrants and godless leftists. We cannot survive long without a moral correction.
Excellent article by Joe Hoft!
It's encouraging to hear that some people in our sleeping giant nation have awakened and are becoming watchmen on the wall activists. I hope and pray their efforts will make a difference. Spreading the truth in the comments forums on websites like Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Fox News and others as well as on social media like X, Facebook, etc. is another way for citizens to serve.
But if we want to save this Republic, we need to also first face the fact that our country is deeply fragmented, because we have Democrat-run states, counties, and cities that have been turned into lawless third-world totalitarian entities. They are virtual countries within our country that defy our Constitution and the rule of law. Not only that, they allow the legal systems of foreign nationals such as sharia law to be observed in violation of American laws.
Their governors, mayors, city councils, and law enforcement not only give aid and comfort to enemy invaders from nations that hate us, by obstructing the efforts of our federal law enforcement to extricate an existential threat, but even their Democrat-dominated courts have united in a judicial coup d'etat against the Executive branch of our government and have filed over 818 cases against this administration.
This same Democrat party has provided a comfortable umbrella for the red-green alliance (communists-Islamists) that is actively seeking to destroy our nation. Billionaire Democrats fund and support members of leftist and jihadist groups, helping these America-hating revolutionaries obtain political offices at the local, state, and federal levels. Prominent Democrat politicians and those in other spheres of high influence have even called for the assassination of our president and they promote violence against conservative citizens.
We need to step back so we can see the forest and not just the trees because it surely looks like our country is being attacked by enemies from within as well as from afar who are united in their hatred of America.
This is not just an insurrection, but an actual war that has been declared upon us.
things that I don’t trust , the Guberment ( Federal and State ) Doctors, Lawyers, Bankers , and anyone telling me something is for Free. and feel free to add to the list.
Citizen concerns about election fraud were universally met with ridicule, violence, lawfare and outright violence by those in charge of elections and their paymasters. That was a shock to honest folks. What happens next is their own doing.
If that is the question, the answer is NO.
I would ask this,
Can a divided house stand?
The issues were different but the question still applies –
Abraham Lincoln –
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
BTW his quote came from the Bible.
Specifically
Mark 3:25
"And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand."
I think Joe may be a little off the mark on this one. The founding fathers showed their distrust of governments by creating the Bill of Rights. Reagan's, "Trust, but verify" is closer to the correct attitude.
Patiently keeping my informed cynicism until I see a whole lot of accountability wearing prison orange.
….or neck ropes.
YES, it can. But not without trustworthiness.
Our founders prescribed that we NOT trust government.
To be Trustworthy means they're Objectively Accountable to themselves and to others. Nobody in government fits that measure.
If you need me to break that down for you, you are truly lost
What is there to trust on either side they all lie.
Nope! Can a Republic survive after November if the "republican" conservatives do not show up at the polls? NOPE!
"We don't have the freedom to do anything we want;
We have the freedom to do what we ought."
–Oz Guinness
We are owned by a tiny foreign country. There is no trust in our government for good reason.
Pardon the cliche; "trust is gained in drops and lost in buckets" – Kevin Plank/Kevin Kelly.
I would like to give the author credit for this article. Is it a collaboration with Joe and Linda or is the artile written by Linda Brickman? Joe's name is at the top with mention of it being a guest post by Linda and her name appears at the end.
No it cannot.
and I don't trust our government. I don't trust our "republican" senators. I don't trust the judges. I don't trust the media. I definitely don't trust the CIA or the FBI.
I don't trust the WH grounds keepers either, or the maids, and….
No, I'm serious. The plumbers are probably on the CIA payroll. It's that bad.
A foreign Satanic private corporation captured America in 1871 and replaced the lawful government. America only existed 95 years. The Corporation is posing as government, but it is a foreign occupying force, much like Israel in Palestine. There are no laws, lawful courts, etc., and the Constitution doesn't apply unless its application benefits the Corporation. The Corporation does what it deems necessary to survive and that means exerting more and more brutality as people awaken. The Corporation's authoritarian entities, like the military, are its mercenaries.
The American people will have to unite and reestablish the Constitutional Republic and lawful governments at every level.
It's already over but the shouting. We go on without them and they without us. Unless they wish for bloodshed.
Trust.
I know a LOT of people who did NOT get a flu vaccine this year.
Almost all cite the lies about Covid and the "vaccine".
Trust is gone.
A long article attempting to brainwash us into trusting the govt again by making it appear that they are aware of our mistrust and want to restore it.
Ha ha ha. What a joke. Not happening anytime soon. Not unless a lot of people are yanged.
The govt has long abandoned any notion of restoring our trust, replacing it instead with the jack boot of 24/7 surveillance, tyranny and a perverted justice system.