A new Pew Research Center study found 53% of U.S. adults rated Americans’ morals and ethics as “bad,” making the U.S. the only country surveyed where that view prevailed.

Trust in other people underpins everything from civic life to everyday cooperation, so broad skepticism about neighbors’ character can shape politics, institutions and social cohesion.

Pew’s findings add an international benchmark to a long-running American debate about polarization and whether people see opponents—and even fellow citizens—as acting in good faith.

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    1 hour ago

    I was doorbelling for a local mayoral race. One of the people who we met openly talked about how if we have him a squad of US Marines (he said he was one) and a wood chipper he would “solve the homelessness problem in no time”.

    So… That’s the kind of interactions I have with conservatives. Please let me know what I should fill out on this survey based on that kind of data.

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      47 minutes ago

      If he’s a retired vet he’s obviously has outlived his usefulness and should be first to be turned into soylent. /s

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    2 hours ago

    I’m fully ready to believe those gullible uneducated rednecks are acting in good faith, after falling for the most vile manipulative hate speech