Trust & Distrust Five Causes Essay

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He notes there has been an overall decline in government trust since the mid-1960s. Only once since 1975 has government trust broke 50%. That occurred in the months following 9/11. After the tumultuous assassinations of the 1960s, the Vietnam War, the resignation of President Nixon, and the stagflation of the late 1970s, public trust fell from 80% in 1966 to about 25% in 1981. The Watergate scandal, the regularity of hyper-partisanship, the rise of cable news, and the constant parade of government frustrations that contradict the impracticable campaign promises now expected from candidates has seriously undermined faith in the government.

Faith in government has consistently fallen in downtimes. Distrust in government increased during the recessions of the mid-1970s, early 1980s, early 1990s and late 2000s.

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The only recession that did not cause a spike in distrust was the early 2000s, but Thompson asserts that the era of unity and patriotism that followed 9/11 accounts for this anomaly.

Finally, trust in the government is low because many feel the deceit of weapons of mass destruction as a pretense to go to war in Iraq as well as the ensuing largest deficit ever in history are manifestations of political agendas that are not ultimately in the best interest of the nation.

In order for there to be trust the governed must feel that the governors are being forthright and honest and their decisions are based on the desire to enhance the overall public welfare......

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