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> ... because of a further erosion of trust in government and elected officials there. Is that a sign that the US is becoming less Democratic or a sign that Am
by leereeves 9y ago
> ... because of a further erosion of trust in government and elected officials there.
Is that a sign that the US is becoming less Democratic or a sign that Americans are becoming wiser?
Are politicians in higher ranked countries more trustworthy, or are their misdeeds less well known?
- aaronbrethorst 9y agoBeing too cynical and pleasantly surprised is not more sophisticated than being too idealistic and disappointed. https://twitter.com/jonlovett/status/889931964144246784?lang=en https://twitter.com/jonlovett/status/889931964144246784?lang...
- leereeves 9y agoAs a cynic I'm rarely pleasantly surprised, unfortunately.
- NicoJuicy 9y agoThere will always be some kind of corruption. The question is, if they are paying the toll/price for it. In Europe ( mostly ) yes ( you see a lot of politicians fall because they handed themselves too much money for some case). I think in America, that's not the case now.