A new Pew Research Center study found 53% of U.S. adults rated Americans’ morals and ethics as “bad,” making the U.S. the only country surveyed where that view prevailed.
Trust in other people underpins everything from civic life to everyday cooperation, so broad skepticism about neighbors’ character can shape politics, institutions and social cohesion.
Pew’s findings add an international benchmark to a long-running American debate about polarization and whether people see opponents—and even fellow citizens—as acting in good faith.


The progressives think the conservative morals are horrific. The conservatives think the progressive morals are horrific. But it’s not a both sides thing because only one of those two groups are standing behind and protecting pedophiles.
The conservative morals are horrific (as evidenced by their support of a convicted criminal and child rapist among other things), conservatives think godless progressives don’t have any.