Posted on 01/22/2018 6:08:50 AM PST by blam
Trust in US institutions, including the government and media, is imploding, according to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer published ahead of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
"No country saw steeper declines than the United States, with a 37-point aggregate drop in trust across all institutions. At the opposite end of the spectrum, China experienced a 27-point gain, more than any other country," the study reads.
Despite low unemployment and a booming stock market, the US saw trust in major institutions decline heavily over the course of 2017, and now just one in three in the US trust the government, according to the study. However, Americans displayed a higher degree of trust in businesses.
China, which came in first with 74% of the general population trusting the country's institutions, had its highest level of trust in the government with relatively low trust in business, presenting the inverse of the US's standing.
But the real loser in 2018 is the media, which is distrusted in 22 of 28 countries, and it could be tied to the US's leadership.
"The United States is enduring an unprecedented crisis of trust,” Richard Edelman, the CEO company that produced the study, said in a press release.
"This is the first time that a massive drop in trust has not been linked to a pressing economic issue or catastrophe like the Fukushima nuclear disaster. In fact, it’s the ultimate irony that it’s happening at a time of prosperity, with the stock market and employment rates in the U.S. at record highs. The root cause of this fall is the lack of objective facts and rational discourse."
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(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
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The study contacted 1,150 adults in each country.
the “lack of objective facts and rational discourse,” described by Edelman may relate to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media and frequently counter-factual assertions.
Wall Street Karma sounds like fantasy land. Are you the anonymous author?
No. Are you?
Fake News.
The United States was founded by people who didn’t trust the central government.
As for the press at the time? They may have trusted it to be scurrilous and viscious ... but it was owned and operated at the time by many persons who likewise often didn’t trust central government much either.
The Chinese better Trust their Leader , Yogi Bear or go to Jail
Alex Lickie a millennial with a BA from Georgia Dtate and now lives in NUC
No life experience. No knowledge of anything. Full of lots of bs
BusinessInsider is a globalists source:
On September 29, 2015, Axel Springer SE announced that it had acquired 88% of the stake in Business Insider, Inc. for a reported $343 million (€306 million). After the purchase, Axel Springer SE will hold a stake of approximately 97%, and Jeff Bezos’ personal investment company will hold the remaining shares.
This virtually a repeat of its findings last year:
Edelman Trust Barometer 2017 - UK Findings
https://www.edelman.co.uk/magazine/.../edelman-trust-barometer-2017-uk-findings/
Jan 16, 2017 - The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals the largest-ever drop in trust across the institutions of government, business, media and NGOs. Trust in media (43 percent) fell precipitously and is at all-time lows in 17 countries, while trust levels in government (41 percent) dropped in 14 markets and is the least ...
Well, DUH! China began aggressively monitoring all social media for “right thinking”.
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