I think it's more indicative of "the government" reaping the mistrust that has grown wild over the last few decades. The boy who cried wolf springs to mind; even when they are telling the truth, there will be some people who refuse to listen. Governments of all nations indeed have a known track record for deceiving their populace; however, they also have a proven track record for getting found out. As Stephen Fry once said on this subject, Bill Clinton couldn't even keep it a secret about where his penis was. Facts need people of integrity to speak on their behalf, and an audience willing to pay attention.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
