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> For what it's worth, the decline of trust in institutions is primarily among "Republican/lean Republican" respondents, who are a minority of American voters a
by tenpies 4y ago
> For what it's worth, the decline of trust in institutions is primarily among "Republican/lean Republican" respondents, who are a minority of American voters and likely a minority of American non-voters as well.
The problem with this line of thinking is that "Republican/lean Republican" is not a fixed trait. People can switch to that category instantly, overnight; so dismissing them just because the last time there was an election the other party managed to curry more votes after having every advantage possible - that's quite dangerous from a societal coherence standpoint.
- giantg2 4y agoI think it depends on exactly which institutions too. I would guess that law enforcement is an institution that more liberals distrust and more conservatives support.
- laverya 4y agoAlso depends on which law enforcement! "Fuck the ATF" might be more common on the right than the left for instance.