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Fear of officialdom

Name(s):

Fear of government agents

Fear of bureaucracy

Incidence

In the USA in the 1990s, a wide range of groups shared a fear of government. These included:groups on the far right; some espousing violence, some not; some secular, some religious; some pragmatic, some millennial. They developed a complex analysis, backed by appropriately selected evidence, in support of their attitude. Portions of the analysis are in accordance with that of non-extremists.

Broader

Fear

Narrower

Fear of police

Fear of retaliation by authorities

Aggravates

Inefficient public administration ^{[in 12 loops]}

Lack of cooperation with officialdom ^{[in 1 loop]}

Aggravated by

Bureaucratic aggression

Conspiracies for societal control

Loss of confidence in government leaders

Unchecked power of government bureaucracy

Proliferation of public sector institutions

Strategy(ies)

Fighting the good fight

Overcoming fear of officialdom

Value(s)

Government

Self-government

Fear

Type

(D) Detailed problems

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