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  • In other words, is this change in sentiment tied to changing real-world conditions?

    From my perspective, unless you meant by real-world conditions as economic or material, this is a no.

    After looking at what the author used to explain the decline of public trust which mentions the following: “Race, however, is the most significant factor I’ve found that correlates with the decline”, he doesn’t mentions the material conditions behind why race is an important factor. He also expands this in the following excerpt:

    Much has been written about race and trust in the United States. The consensus on trust among non-Whites cites systemic racism, racial discrimination, neighborhood circumstances, and economic inequality as the reasons why they are less trusting than Whites. There is less consensus on the decline of trust among Whites, though leading theories draw in part from a supposed White backlash to America’s growing diversity and the so-called “end of White Christian America”.

    If this decline of generalized trust continues, Americans—and White Americans in particular—will become even more alienated, isolated, and paranoid of their fellow residents. They will break into smaller and smaller groups to find power and meaning, choosing to particularize their trust in the process. These groups will be less willing to compromise or even communicate with one another, often resorting to anger or violence to deliver their messages.



  • I think your first and second question can be answered with this:

    The GSS question on trust represents a concept known as generalized trust. Generalized trust is a more optimistic point of view than particularized trust, which is a more pessimistic concept in the context of social faith. People with high generalized trust would expect a stranger to return their purse or their wallet to them if they lost it. People with high particularized trust would expect a stranger to steal that same wallet or purse if they found it.

    Put another way, generalized and particularized trust suggest how much risk someone sees in “most people”. Those with more generalized trust believe that people generally share their values and would act as they would in most situations. Those with more particularized trust only trust a small circle of individuals to share their positions.

    About your third question, the following statement from the article can help as an answer:

    The findings from the GSS suggest that more Americans than ever have abandoned generalized trust in favor of particularized trust.


















  • NK is the country I meant. Why? IDK coz simple folks can’t leave it and can’t freely speak like someone owns them, so yeah, sounds like slavery to me.

    Well, let’s cover these two things here, shall we?

    There is a reason why they can’t leave and it is not because of the eVil Gummie gov’t. This cool infographic covers this part in Myth 7:

    About the part of their people not being able to speak freely, it is the contrary. The gov’t welcomes feedback from their people and they have the means and institutions to process that feedback.

    With this in mind, I don’t NK is a “slave driven country” as you confidently said. On the contrary, they are a country that are not allowed to flourish due to American jealousy.

    What evidence. You don’t need to be a detective to find evidence of Chinese police in Hungary. Reminds me of “US being world’s police”. Another example is buying out properties and businesses and ports in different EU counties. Coincidentally prices in those places going over the top for some reason. I also find overly subsidized EV production and attempts to flood market with them quite aggressive.

    I don’t that is enough evidence. Are they forcing their will on Hungarian people? Last time I checked, they were invited by the Hungarian and the police men from China in no way violates Hungary’s sovereignty because it does not allow Chinese police officers to carry weapons and take independent action in Hungary. I don’t think that is VERY empire like behavior. If you want, I can show you what a real empire looks like.

    About buying out properties and businesses and ports in different EU counties… So… Any country that does this is an evil empire?

    “Coincidentally prices in those places going over the top for some reason.” Do you have evidence for this? How can you be so sure that it is them?

    “I also find overly subsidized EV production and attempts to flood market with them quite aggressive.” -> What’s the problem with subsidizing EV production? Is that a bad thing?




















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    Also, how do you figure the Palestine situation would have gone under Trump, who is the actual guy who reversed 70 years of foreign policy to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and made West Bank settlements legal? How do you think that situation develops the day after Trump wins again?

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    I’m less worried about what will change if people vote for Biden (which hey, I’m actually pretty sure whatever change happens will be for the better, as it has been this term).

    Fo whom will those changes be for the better according to you? As far as we have all seen, Biden is just as bad as Trump, and is facilitating war and Genocide. Also, if we check for the details, only white people are benefiting from Biden as this other person clearly posted here: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/3608106/3622954.

    Also, you haven’t answered my question. What is the name of “this actually fascist” country that you are referencing?