In the past few years the credibility of the institutions has taken a big hit. I’m also old enough to remember when the consensus making institutions told us invading Iraq was a good idea. It took them years to course correct and admit it was a disaster. On major issues they have been repeatedly wrong. Which is why I am a contrarian NPC
Some institutions seem to be in decline since quite some time at least here in Germany.
The Catholic and Protestant Church have devolved into political party organs.
The education system is in steep decline, including university. I have seen people graduating with a PhD which were obviously so stupid that they would not have gone to university at all 20 years earlier and would not have finished high school 40 years earlier. In addition, I got the feeling even in the 90ies that indoctrination was on the rise in public schools while education was in decline.
Politicians nowadays show open contempt for the people they are governing. The will of the people is ignored. A good example: shortly before the unification of Germany, the media ran a poll in a live show on TV whether the Western German people are pro or contra the unification. When the poll reached 85% contra votes they just closed it as if nothing had happened at all. Funnily, the Eastern Germans are nowadays an approved enemy of the regime and their media lapdogs as they don't vote as expected. Politicians don't have to resign anymore if they are exposed as frauds.
The media have devolved into a propaganda organ of the state and corporations. Sure, they also report some truths but if something goes against their ideology, it is either ignored or twisted into a lie.
The Covid debacle destroyed a lot of trust in the medical establishment.
I could go on and on...most of our institutions reek of putrefaction. Quite a few people think that reform is impossible.
Institutions can become untrustworthy over time. Then, it sucks to remain a conformist.
In the past few years the credibility of the institutions has taken a big hit. I’m also old enough to remember when the consensus making institutions told us invading Iraq was a good idea. It took them years to course correct and admit it was a disaster. On major issues they have been repeatedly wrong. Which is why I am a contrarian NPC
Some institutions seem to be in decline since quite some time at least here in Germany.
The Catholic and Protestant Church have devolved into political party organs.
The education system is in steep decline, including university. I have seen people graduating with a PhD which were obviously so stupid that they would not have gone to university at all 20 years earlier and would not have finished high school 40 years earlier. In addition, I got the feeling even in the 90ies that indoctrination was on the rise in public schools while education was in decline.
Politicians nowadays show open contempt for the people they are governing. The will of the people is ignored. A good example: shortly before the unification of Germany, the media ran a poll in a live show on TV whether the Western German people are pro or contra the unification. When the poll reached 85% contra votes they just closed it as if nothing had happened at all. Funnily, the Eastern Germans are nowadays an approved enemy of the regime and their media lapdogs as they don't vote as expected. Politicians don't have to resign anymore if they are exposed as frauds.
The media have devolved into a propaganda organ of the state and corporations. Sure, they also report some truths but if something goes against their ideology, it is either ignored or twisted into a lie.
The Covid debacle destroyed a lot of trust in the medical establishment.
I could go on and on...most of our institutions reek of putrefaction. Quite a few people think that reform is impossible.
The German state is increasingly aggressive in stamping out dissent.