Majority Of Government Doesn't Trust Citizens Either

The Onion report is brilliant and could almost be real. Report: Majority Of Government Doesn't Trust Citizens Either.

"At a time when widespread polling data suggests that a majority of the U.S. populace no longer trusts the federal government, a Pew Research Center report has found that the vast majority of the federal government doesn't trust the U.S. populace all that much either.

According to the poll—which surveyed members of the judicial, legislative, and executive branches—9 out of 10 government officials reported feeling 'disillusioned' by the populace and claimed to have 'completely lost confidence' in the citizenry's ability to act in the nation's best interests.

'All the vitriol and partisan bickering in Congress has caused most Americans to form negative opinions of the U.S. government,' Pew researcher Amy Ratner said. 'However, over the same time period, the government has likewise grown wary of U.S. citizens, largely due to their utter lack of foresight, laziness, and overall incompetence.'"