Proof of What Government Is Capable Of (NSFW)

All the following images are events that took place under the approval and authority of the ruling government of that time:

How can anyone vote for massive government and more and more taxes?

This is a pretty mind blowing question.  How can ANYONE willingly desire more government in their life and more taxes that will naturally trickle down and effect them… Somewhere down the line, there is an educational, rational, illogical, ignorant disconnect from history, human nature, and reality.