The Pros and Cons of Trusting the Government

In China, you have to vote and then take everyone's opinions into consideration. But in the U.S., people will have to like listen to each other. So I guess it's kind of like, do you see your government as kind of like a father figure where they know what's best for you? And therefore, since I don't have to make all those like big decisions, it frees up my mental capacity for more stuff in my life.