I understand the point that the author is trying to make, but "around the world" seems to be an overstatement. More like around the America and Europe. In coun

I understand the point that the author is trying to make, but "around the world" seems to be an overstatement. More like around the America and Europe. In countries like Russia or China, trust of government is the very basis of governance. The country would collapse rather fast if a sizeable portion of people stop trusting the government.