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Oh, don't get me wrong. It sounds like a very interesting book, and I probably will put it on my list to read. I also didn't mean to lessen or dispute that wrongs have been committed by government. We're all imperfect beings and improvements can always be made. I just wanted to dispel any portrayal that all of us government employees are uncaring evil-doers out to do harm, to the extent that book makes such a portrayal. But you're right. I should read it first before I even attempt to make such an assumption.

Hi Folks,

I haven’t read the book, but I’m sure it contains some doosies on government wrongdoing and negligence resulting in injuries and deaths. I don’t mean to diminish or cast aside the pain suffered by the victims of government abuse. But as a government employee, I admit bias when I say that I and the vast majority of my fellow colleagues very much love our country and work hard to protect and serve our fellow citizens. Many of my coworkers are also vets and strong 2A supporters, despite what some may otherwise believe. We’re just regular American folks who still believe in our country and in our democratic, republican form of government with its three branches for checks and balances. I know there are always a few bad apples who make everyone else look bad, but most of us are honest working folks trying to do the best we can for our country and our fellow Americans.

As an example, when the ebola outbreak hit Dallas, many federal employees from the CDC mobilized to assist Dallas County. Employees from the EPA mobilized to assist the city with potential sewer contamination from possible ebola-infected waste in sewer drainage systems.

When the Deepwater Horizon tragedy killed a score of people and spilled millions of barrels of crude, a whole slew of us mobilized to assist the affected states, counties and parishes, often getting no sleep for days that summer all while away from home and family.

If you’re in a foreign country and get thrown in jail and are facing beatings and torture by your jailers (a much more common occurrence than most of us think), State Department employees open backdoor channels to assist and seek fair and humane treatment, including medical treatment if nevessary, while in custody.

Border Patrol Agents routinely risk their lives working alone at night in very remote areas as they try to interdict brutal cartel traffickers who have mo qualms killing them on the spot.

When a salmonella or e-coli outbreak occurs in the food supply, USDA and CDC workers mobilize to trace the source and protect fellow Americans from further food-borne illness and possible death.