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The growing distrust of authority and institutions is something that really worries me. That is what keeps the fabric of society together and I am not sure what
by doctoboggan 3y ago
The growing distrust of authority and institutions is something that really worries me. That is what keeps the fabric of society together and I am not sure what comes after the collapse of previously trusted institutions.
- mlinhares 3y agoCivil wars? Latin America, in general, is a good example of a lack of trust in institutions. A lot of energy is spent working around them to do everything and it permeates society itself, as you can't trust anyone, you have to expect everyone is trying to scam you all the time as you have non recourse if they actually are.
- jpk 3y agoI'm not sure you completed the thought. You put forward civil war as the outcome of widespread distrust in institutions, but then gave an example of society continuing to function just with greater discomfort, inefficiency, and crime. What's the path from that, to war?
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- llm_trw 3y agoA civil war doesn't mean that you have troops shooting each other in the streets of every city. It means that there are regions where the government can't project authority. Ukraine before the Russian invasion was a perfect example. You could walk around Kiev without a care in the world, 500km to the east you had death squads trying to suppress an honest to god soviet insurgency.
- mlinhares 3y agoHaiti, a considerable part of sub Saharan Africa, Burma, there’s plenty of examples of society failing and leading to civil war.
- ok_dad 3y agoDo the institutions and authority figures being dragged deserve it today? I think many do, and frankly I think that governments have probably been getting away with doing things not in the best interests of the citizens for far too long. I don’t like the unrest and instability, but perhaps it’s time *for authority figures to be unmasked and held to account.
- llm_trw 3y agoTime for what, millions dead in a civil war? Just because the CDC suppressed scientists who didn't agree with it's dogma on mRNA treatments doesn't mean we should start feeding babies lead again.
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- immibis 3y agoI'm noticing how Germany is treating Palestine supporters the same way that German coronavirus truthers fantasized about it treating them.
- roenxi 3y agoSorry I might be missing a story. Who is it who wants to feed babies lead, and why?
- Vecr 3y agoI think the point is that not everything is commonly disputed, even if it's a "somewhat recent" discovery like lead causing problems.
- NegativeLatency 3y agoNobody “wins” a civil war
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- rayiner 3y agoWe’ve been chipping away at institutions and authority since the 1970s (e.g the Tinker case). As a kid in the 1990s, I got a heavy dose of “question authority” and “think for yourself.” I’m not sure what folks were expecting to happen, but I think this is how we got MTG and Alex Jones.
- squigz 3y agoThis does seem to be the main problem in society over the past few decades - the erosion of trust in experts, both political and scientific. That isn't to say it's undeserved distrust, but it's very worrying. I'm not sure how they'll regain that trust, either.
- cmrdporcupine 3y agoThe problem isn't the lack of trust in authority and institutions. It's the lack of trust of or care for community, which is the ultimate wellspring of authentic institutions. Institutions and authority figures come and go, often deservedly. But a people without a care for their community and its well-being will be in no position to put new and better institutions in their place, or to have a quality life generally.