I think it's not those who *want* to trust government (I'd really like to trust our leaders) but those who think the hierarchy of trust ought to be widest authority at the highest level of trust, as if individuals in lower authority are inherently less trustworthy than those in higher authority.

The real issue is that responsibility, and thus loyalty, is inversely proportional to proximity, and your neighbor can be more likely trusted with your wellbeing than some strangers in an old, stone building a couple thousand miles away.