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Sunday, May 11, 2025

Fewer than half of Americans (44%) now say they can trust all or most of the people in their neighborhood, down from 52% a decade ago. And only around a third say most people can be trusted -- also down around 10 points over the past 10 years.

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Fewer Americans know - and trust - their neighbors than a few years ago. "Societal shifts may have driven down social trust by increasing many people's feelings of isolation and undercutting the sense that 'we are all in this together.' " Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/2025/05/08/a ...

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-- John Gramlich (@johngramlich.bsky.social) May 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM

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There's that guy with Trump flags down the block.

Am I supposed to be able to trust him?

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-11 11:07 AM | Reply

Trust is a lot like respect in that a higher level of trust is earned, and so is distrust. I afford everyone a certain level of trust and respect until they demonstrate it is my better interests to do otherwise.

That's how I try to treat people. But I'll admit, I can overdo the disrespect/distrust at times, particularly over politics. I try to remind myself that.

But then I can't help but remind myself about potential for suspension of Habeas Corpus, screwing over veterans, old people, et al. for tax cuts, and dissolving our traditions and our place as a world leader in democracy, science, and global health, and I think, nah, eff-em.

#2 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-05-11 11:45 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

You can thank the media for polarizing the nation.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-11 12:27 PM | Reply

"You can thank the media for polarizing the nation."

Thanks, Capitalism!

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-11 12:45 PM | Reply

Why would you trust this deplorable?

media.gettyimages.com

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-11 01:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot Wow-he looks a lot like what you'd see hanging upside-down in a pork processing plant. Deplorable is an apt description.

#6 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-05-11 02:49 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"You can thank the media for polarizing the nation."

Yea, Fox for a start.

#7 | Posted by bat4255 at 2025-05-11 03:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Looks like one of my professors. And yes, it's that bad in person. Tenure is a bitch.

#8 | Posted by paltroon1 at 2025-05-11 03:13 PM | Reply

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