The loss of trust in elites and institutions after wars, finance crises, COVID policy, and media credibility failures.
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Institutional breakdown
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"...work, okay? Does that make sense? Then the third problem is breakdown of authority or institutions, okay? What kept the country together was the..."
"And everyone was screwed, okay? Then you had COVID, right? COVID. Where the... The government, the elite, locked down the entire nation. Kids could..."
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