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> "Even in America, old habits, like his KGB-induced skepticism of the police lingered."

[Cough]. Even in America? More like especially nowadays, no?

Beautifully written piece, otherwise.



See Greenwald's recent (past day or so) Intercept piece on trust in the US since Snowden, worldwide.

Massive declines.


I'd imagine so, yeah. It's hardly a new trend though. There also was a massive decline when George W Bush decided to head to Irak. And before that, there was enough mistrust -- indeed hatred -- in US policy to prompt nutjobs to conduct 9/11.




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