> You are just completely ignoring the attacks on the trustworthiness of institutions that have come from outside forces.
Conservatives have been complaining about “liberal media” since forever. But the divergence in media trust between Democrats one hand and Independents/Republicans on the other grew dramatically in the Bush era, and again during the Trump era: https://www.allsides.com/news/2020-12-31-0913/trump-era-driv...
In the 1980s I assume most NYC news anchors hated Reagan, but they at least tried to hide their contempt.
Conservatives have been complaining about “liberal media” since forever. But the divergence in media trust between Democrats one hand and Independents/Republicans on the other grew dramatically in the Bush era, and again during the Trump era: https://www.allsides.com/news/2020-12-31-0913/trump-era-driv...
In the 1980s I assume most NYC news anchors hated Reagan, but they at least tried to hide their contempt.