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3 quick things (cuz i don't want your opinion to go unchallenged).
Generally, governments carry out our national interest. In some specific cases, people abuse their power - and carry out self serving policies.
long established democratic republic governments are better than the alternatives. Especially, anarchic institutions where "every man is enemy of every man....In such condition there is no place for industry... no arts, no letters, no society, and which is worst of all, continual fear and dagner of violent death and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." Hobbes, Leviathan
The US specifically, has made it's fair share of mistakes throughout history. It's not that I don't critize the gov't. I see things that we are still supporting that I disagree with. It's our duty to point those out...and try to right the wrongs.
HOWEVER - I draw a thick line in the sand when it calls for takin up arms against fellow americans and systematically murdering government agents and their families.
To take up arms against the government, means that no other possible recourse can be taken. While, I'll admit that I don't know enough about McVeigh's case to say that he did or did_not_ do that. It's my guess that he didn't have much of a case against the government...because I don't recall hearing it in the media coverage. Second, he was a young guy, that leads me to believe that he didn't spend much time pursuing the normal channels for voicing discontent.
God Bless America,
~Brett
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