Ihmiset ei ilmeisesti ymmärrä miten tärkeä luonnonvara luottamus on yhteiskunnassa

Se, että ihmiset on rehellisiä ja voi luottaa toisiinsa joka on ominaisuus joka on aiemmin liitetty erityisesti suomalaiseen yhteiskuntaan myös homogeenisen väestöpojansa takia. Siksi juuri maissa kuten Suomi on vähän korruptiota kun taas Afrikassa se estää ilmastonmuutostoimetkin.

A bleak picture of the corrosive effects of ethnic diversity has been revealed in research by Harvard Universitys Robert Putnam, one of the worlds most influential political scientists. His research shows that the more diverse a community is, the less likely its inhabitants are to trust anyone from their next-door neighbour to the mayor.

The core message of the research was that, in the presence of diversity, we hunker down, he said. We act like turtles. The effect of diversity is worse than had been imagined. And its not just that we dont trust people who are not like us. In diverse communities, we dont trust people who do look like us.

When the data were adjusted for class, income and other factors, they showed that the more people of different races lived in the same community, the greater the loss of trust. They dont trust the local mayor, they dont trust the local paper, they dont trust other people and they dont trust institutions, said Prof Putnam. The only thing theres more of is protest marches and TV watching.