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No, OP is right. It's a collective "we". http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 Most people trust USgov; apparently just last
by smtddr 11y ago
No, OP is right. It's a collective "we". http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014
Most people trust USgov; apparently just last year we were only 2 points behind Japan. My impression of Japan is that most people there are very trusting of their society/rules/system/etc, so for USA to be just 2 points behind Japan is a significant(and disappointing) bit of info.
- rmxt 11y agoI take no issue with making it a sourced statement of fact, e.g., "75% of Americans approve of the X, Y, Z programs in a 2014 Gallup poll." But to vaguely reference the current state of public opinion and use that as a basis for a normative statement that approves of the government's actions is frustrating. It dodges a discussion of the merits of the programs in favor of a "the public approves it, and no harm is being done, so no one should take issue" sort of stance.