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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 13 Dec 2017

    Trust in government is falling—here’s how we can restore ithttps://apolitical.co/solution_article/trust-government-falling-can-stop/ …

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      1. Brave_Sir_Robin‏ @BraveSurRobin 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Shrink it.

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      1. Yaneer Bar-Yam‏ @yaneerbaryam 13 Dec 2017
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        Different approach: Teamshttps://medium.com/complex-systems-channel/teams-a-manifesto-7490eab144fa …

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      1. Krème de la Krèmlin‏ @ztarasj 13 Dec 2017
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        Oh good, more inane twaddle from some ‘nonpartisan’ site- the solutions include “more data” and “chat bots?” Are you f*’king kidding me?

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      1. Cassandra Tully‏ @CassandraMTully 13 Dec 2017
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        Who actually believes this: "When the president calls into question the morality and authority of the media –whose very job it is to serve as a government watchdog". The media only does that when the GOP is in power; in CA media serves as a propaganda device for state govt.

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      1. Non-Toxic Avenger 🗽 🍕‏ @Bugs_Meany 13 Dec 2017
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        I am more interested in accelerating the decline in 'trust'. A citizenry which sees Govt as what it truly is - corrupt, incompetent, venal, influence-mongering, mendacious - is more likely to limit the scope of its powers.

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      1. Note To All‏ @SoPurpl 13 Dec 2017
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        It restores trust to read that companies (like #CocaCola )start to do the right thing ONLY when banned bc brave countries (like #India ) stand up against them?? [Well, this increases our trust in the certainty that we need to regulate business!]pic.twitter.com/zcpoO23qcG

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      2. Dirk Schwenk‏ @DirkSchwenk 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Also helpful: do something about the vicious attacks aimed at undermining democracy, especially those from Russia.

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      1. All The Fiends‏ @TylerDoor 13 Dec 2017
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        Shrink it and also rally against this current wave of political hysteria. People are comparing Trump to hitler. That lack of perspective is driving the notion that the government is at odds with the people

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      1. Gruncle Pooch‏ @Pooch7171 13 Dec 2017
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        If you have less government you'll gave less reason to distrust it.

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      1. Peter Hodges‏ @punter05 13 Dec 2017
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        Hardly surprising, Steven. You'd have to go back to the Roman Empire to find comparable levels of corruption.

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      1. Khârn the Befriender‏ @monkyhouse 13 Dec 2017
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        Gut it

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      1. RabbitWhat‏ @RabbitWhat 13 Dec 2017
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        With bicycles! Yes!

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      1. James Oliver‏ @JmsOlvr 13 Dec 2017
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        Transparency may have contributed to the problem but much more transparency could be the solution. In the past Government lied and no one knew. Also it is not just government they do not trust science. Organic food buyers reject Haber Bosch fertilizer! http://www.scienceheroes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=258&Itemid=27 …

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      1. MrSecular‏ @GodsaPox 13 Dec 2017
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        How about not supplanting the citizenry?

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