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In reply to the discussion: Do you feel comfortable with your local cops? [View all]Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)They learn to conceal the attitude or sublimate it but I know I still resent authority I don't feel is legitimate, which is quite a bit of it actually.
I certainly resented Smirk and Sneer when they were in positions of authority, one of the major reasons I ended up at DU.
For me authority and responsibility go hand in hand, if someone has the authority for something then they are responsible, if someone does not not take responsibility then their authority is not legitimate.
The Republican party as a whole wants authority, demands authority and absolutely refuses to take any responsibility for their actions, any authority they might accrue then is illegitimate in my eyes.
The most spit and polish portion of our society, the military, has an atrocious record for taking responsibility for their actions. Cops are spit and polish oriented also and their record of taking responsibility is miserable as well.