I meant more that society's attitude toward standards of any kind--honesty, proper behavior, civility--has become increasingly suspicious. These standards are,

I meant more that society's attitude toward standards of any kind--honesty, proper behavior, civility--has become increasingly suspicious. These standards are, some argue, simply power structures to promulgate the various -isms that plague society. If you've got scientists that believe that the standard of honesty is an artificially constructed power structure then obviously you can't trust them.