In Denmark (and in all fairness, some other Scandinavian countries), mothers sometimes leave their babies outside in carriages while they go inside to shop:
You are exactly right, of course. I would add the following:
1) the stupid war on poverty destroyed the black family structure (the divorced rate among black families was lower than whites until the 60’s). This has resulted in generations of untold young men being raised without fathers.
2) insanely believing that diversity in immigration would be better for America.
3) Hollywood glorifying deviant behavior.
4) The destruction of our education system which no longer teaches basic values and pushes an anti-American (trashing values of personal responsibility and golden rule).
Anyone who thought about this ahead of time had to know the outcome. Did this just happen by happenstance? Perhaps, but the likelihood is far greater that the destruction of America’s traditional values was the intended goal.
Great analysis Urs. I might add that another reason is that one or more government agencies failed to do its job and follow the laws already on the books. When you have police arrest a criminal and then DA's put them back on the streets because their case loads are too high and there are not enough prisons for the incarcerated you're just begging for increased crime.
In the 50's we had high trust because there were consequences for bad actors. Today's society lacks consequences across the board. We can't go back because we are not homogenous enough nor moral enough to make it happen. Apathy guarantees the downward spiral.
Exactly. It is stupid for anyone to debate it. If you an American owning traditional American values has an Indian immigrant family move into their home. Is each family going to trust the other? The Indian family does not own the home... does not feel ownership of the home... has a home back in their home country that they remember and love. They also have different cultural beliefs and their behavior is unexpected. Compared to other American family members moving in, there would be a significant deficit in trust between the people of the two families.
Cultural homogeneity, shared cultural values, is the key to a high trust society.
The point about law enforcement I think is secondary as there are countries like North Korea that have some of the strictest law enforcement and yet trust is probably one of the lowest of any country. Instead of strict law enforcement, I think it is more a realized expectation that institutions are going to perform rationally and in predictable ways. And that gets back to shared culture.
You are exactly right, of course. I would add the following:
1) the stupid war on poverty destroyed the black family structure (the divorced rate among black families was lower than whites until the 60’s). This has resulted in generations of untold young men being raised without fathers.
2) insanely believing that diversity in immigration would be better for America.
3) Hollywood glorifying deviant behavior.
4) The destruction of our education system which no longer teaches basic values and pushes an anti-American (trashing values of personal responsibility and golden rule).
Anyone who thought about this ahead of time had to know the outcome. Did this just happen by happenstance? Perhaps, but the likelihood is far greater that the destruction of America’s traditional values was the intended goal.
Great analysis Urs. I might add that another reason is that one or more government agencies failed to do its job and follow the laws already on the books. When you have police arrest a criminal and then DA's put them back on the streets because their case loads are too high and there are not enough prisons for the incarcerated you're just begging for increased crime.
In the 50's we had high trust because there were consequences for bad actors. Today's society lacks consequences across the board. We can't go back because we are not homogenous enough nor moral enough to make it happen. Apathy guarantees the downward spiral.
You’re 💯 right. I could and would have added a few other reasons if I didn’t have such an early tee time!
I hope you golfed well!
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Exactly. It is stupid for anyone to debate it. If you an American owning traditional American values has an Indian immigrant family move into their home. Is each family going to trust the other? The Indian family does not own the home... does not feel ownership of the home... has a home back in their home country that they remember and love. They also have different cultural beliefs and their behavior is unexpected. Compared to other American family members moving in, there would be a significant deficit in trust between the people of the two families.
Cultural homogeneity, shared cultural values, is the key to a high trust society.
The point about law enforcement I think is secondary as there are countries like North Korea that have some of the strictest law enforcement and yet trust is probably one of the lowest of any country. Instead of strict law enforcement, I think it is more a realized expectation that institutions are going to perform rationally and in predictable ways. And that gets back to shared culture.