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You may find this diagram on Page 2 of this paper interesting: https://dial.uclouvain.be/pr/boreal/object/boreal%3A211443/datastream/PDF_01/view https://dial.uclouvain.be/pr/boreal/object/boreal%3A211443/d... It theorizes how to build social trust, without top-down hierarchy / constant mediation, through the cultivation of strong institutions and a common identity. It's an interesting premise that opposes progressive ideology. However, I have yet to read the books it references, nor have I examined the history behind its findings: https://www.amazon.com/Strains-Commitment-Political-Solidarity-Societies/dp/0198795459 https://www.amazon.com/Strains-Commitment-Political-Solidari...