In 1995 (I was 8) President Clinton and the Republicans in Congress were fighting over the budget, and I heard on the news that if they couldn't agree on one, the federal government would shut down. I thought that meant the government would cease to exist, the country would descend into anarachy, and we would have to move to Britain or somewhere. Then the government really did shut down, but it only meant a few offices were closed.
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
- When I was little, I thought there were tiny cameras everywhere and they belonged to the government.— Brooke
- When I was little I used to believe everything the government does is right and for the good of everyone.— Rob
- I used to wonder why the government didn't just make war illegal..— Samilton Duerheiser
- I used to think that at night at the beach the government would turn off the waves.— Caitlin
- I thought “guerrilla tactics” meant fighting like a gorilla— beating your chest and that sort of thing.— Kai