@Josho As a Christian, once I figured out what the role of the government should be in my twenties, IMO, I increasingly wanted to downsize it and not expect too much from it. Desiring too much from the government tends to give them powers beyond their original roles and duties to the people. They never serve themselves, they must serve the people, always. Unbridled and unchecked growing powers of a government breeds corruption and abuse by it. They then believe they deserve this unmerited and even illegal powers over time because people are either inept or willingly uninformed. Governments and its members can grow as a cancer to the nation. All governments should first be necessary in function and size to secure the liberties and freedoms of the people that elected them to their status in the first place.
Once the people believe its government is becoming its foe, it should be pruned back...I think Thomas Jefferson said this in his own words
God knew his people wanted a human government as other nations one day. And they got one. He also knew they would reap what they sowed in this regard, as history records. The perfect government is one only under our creator, not one of human composition with their fallen natures.
This perfect government will happen one of these days. I'm counting on it.
So I do not expect too much from human governments that will benefit me and its people. They need to be regulated and watched, like a hawk.
As for the media....they have turned generally into propaganda machines owned by a few rich men in the world...never used to be this way in the 70s....they are generally corrupt...independent news sources are the best bet to get some truth out....
Bless you,
APAK