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The use of "we" and the phrase "our institutions" begs the question somewhat, because people don't necessarily perceive public institutions to be theirs or acti
by marssaxman 2y ago
The use of "we" and the phrase "our institutions" begs the question somewhat, because people don't necessarily perceive public institutions to be theirs or acting in their interests. Someone who doesn't trust an institution likely feels that way because it doesn't appear to be "our institution" in the first place; it looks like somebody else's institution, doing what it likes according to the logic of those other people who it actually serves.
Nor do people who mistrust institutions necessarily feel a sense of identity with any group who could meaningfully be said to exercise control over them; so who's the "we" who need to be rebuilding anything?
- techfeathers 2y agoMakes me wonder if high income people (probably correlated with people who are benefitting from the institutions) trust government more or less than low income people. This from 2014 suggests yes: https://harvardpolitics.com/young-peoples-trust-institutions-linked-wealth/ https://harvardpolitics.com/young-peoples-trust-institutions... But this pew research poll doesn't seem to look at income: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/06/24/public-trust-in-government-1958-2024/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/06/24/public-trust...