{"id":19275,"date":"2024-10-31T15:29:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=19275"},"modified":"2024-10-31T15:29:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:29:30","slug":"why-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=19275","title":{"rendered":"Why Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DB7EF70E-0C62-41D6-9656-04657874DFEE.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"361\" data-attachment-id=\"19250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=19250\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DB7EF70E-0C62-41D6-9656-04657874DFEE.jpeg?fit=510%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"510,361\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DB7EF70E-0C62-41D6-9656-04657874DFEE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DB7EF70E-0C62-41D6-9656-04657874DFEE.jpeg?fit=510%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DB7EF70E-0C62-41D6-9656-04657874DFEE.jpeg?resize=510%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DB7EF70E-0C62-41D6-9656-04657874DFEE.jpeg?w=510&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DB7EF70E-0C62-41D6-9656-04657874DFEE.jpeg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;The government\u2019s role in society should be to educate the public and warn us about dangers not outlaw them. 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