I used to hear on TV all the time about the "government", and think it was an actual person who was even more important and powerful than the president, except nobody actually saw him or knew his name.
A childhood belief about politics

others believed things like this
- I thought that FDR was an government organization during the Great Depression, not a president.Anon
- My sister thought (not more than one year ago, she is now 14) that John Doe was an actual person.— Brother to Natascha
- i used to belive anon was an actual person untill i clicked on it just a secon ago lol— lolz
- When I was a child, I used to believe that my dad was the most powerful and strong man on earth. — LM
- When I was little I used to believe everything the government does is right and for the good of everyone.— Rob
- I used to believe that I was the only person in the entire world who knew about my favorite ratio station.— Gillian