The fact that you read through that and immediately find it to be condescending implies that you simply don't want to believe in your government. That is certainly fine, but if you are going to respond like that, don't jump back and say 'oh, I can't possibly be the only one right? you guys feel this way too, right?' Either say it straight or not at all, don't try to hide yourself behind public opinion.

Personally I did not find it all that condescending. People here on reddit seem to be well educated, at least above average when it comes to intelligence. However we can assume that at least half of America is below the average American intelligence. They need to be simple when it comes to explanation if they want to get the point across to those less thorough or understanding than those who are already interested by politics and active.