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John Robson: The Wellsprings of Trust and Distrust in a Time of Division

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John Robson: The Wellsprings of Trust and Distrust in a Time of Division
How confident are you that your own representative would object if their Leader said something they knew to be untrue, unfair, or both, writes John Robson. Marc Bruxelle/Shutterstock
John Robson
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This week I want to take a poll on what you think your neighbours think about taking polls about polling. And if you indignantly refuse to waste time on such foolishness, would you trust a poll about whether your neighbours trust those they don’t trust to restore trust? Because we just got one of those.
John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”