Our public discourse, however, has never tipped so precariously into what Arthur Brooks has called a culture of contempt. If you think you sense something alarming in the air, the statistics say you're right. A March 2026 Pew survey reveals the distressing fact that Americans view their fellow Americans with more hostility and suspicion than is the case in any democracy surveyed. The United States is the only place surveyed where more adults describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as bad 53% than as good 47%. (03:50–04:05)
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Asserts that a 2026 Pew survey found Americans view each other with more hostility than in other democracies.
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