That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but one of the realities that has been clearly focused on in the last 10 to 20 years is that many of the institutions that once had almost universal trust are now skeptical of the American people. It means that it is being seen as a target.
Of the 16 major institutions tested by Gallup, 11 saw important Support has declined in the last year alone. One of those 16 did not post an increase in trust between 2021 and today.
Confidence in the presidency has fallen off the cliff-from 38% in 2021 to 23% this year. Confidence in the Supreme Court fell by 11 percentage points. It was before the court ruled to overturn the Roe v. Wade case and relax gun restrictions.
Of the 14 institutions that Gallup has consistently surveyed since 1973, only 27% of adults have expressed “very” or “quite” confidence, the lowest level ever. is.
(You may be wondering, but the majority of people are quite confident in them in only two groups: small businesses (68%) and the military (64%).)
And these declines in trust in all 16 institutions are consistent across party boundaries. As Gallup points out, the Republican average decline this year was 4 points, compared to 5 points for Democrats and 6 points for independents.
“For the past 15 years, confidence in US institutions has been lacking, but this year confidence in major institutions has reached a new low. Most of the agencies Gallup tracks are at historically low levels, all. The average confidence of the institution is now 4 points lower than the previous low. “
What do all these numbers mean for our politics, and more generally for our culture?
It is clear that the system that was functioning as a pillar of our society is being eroded. Some lose support faster and some slower, but all of them are in a worse place today than they were, for example, 20 years ago.
The problem for us as a nation is that nothing has emerged as a reliable alternative to these institutions. Voids are born, which leads to deep skepticism about our culture.
Take a broader medical system with your doctor. Once upon a time there was considerable trust in the institution-a cross-party belief that doctors should be trusted and listened to. However, in a recent Gallup survey, less than four in ten Americans (38%) have expressed “very” or “very much” confidence in the healthcare system.
This is a very unfortunate loss of faith in a pandemic. It also explains why many people ignore the advice of doctors and other healthcare professionals when it comes to handling Covid-19.
That’s just one example. But it shows where we are. Facts are substitutable and drift into a world where no one believes anything.
point: We are in an era of dramatic social and cultural change. We are far from the system that once defined our lives. But we haven’t replaced them with anything. It often leads us to feel completely lost.
Source: www.cnn.com
