[Noumenon]

In the revolutionary communist degringolade, the society they have conquered devolves quickly from a high-trust to a low-trust, to a no-trust one - as it must. Because the destruction of trust, the dissipation of what Francis Fukuyama terms 'social capital' is necessary if one wishes to reduce people to chattel. A double-edged sword, to be sure. When trust is everywhere destroyed, those who hold power must also live in fear.

[RedStateRocker]

Very true, and a great point.