Question

Five reasons: why you trust or distrust the government?

Answer 1

Trusting or distrusting the government depends on the conditions created by the government to deploy law and order.

1- If government officials and leaders working for ground-level problems they can earn trust while the distance between officials and people creates distrust.

2- If any government’s most of the work considered as confidential, people can develop a negative idea about the nature of governing bodies which reflects in their behavior.

3- As we know, trust can be earned and it is very hard to develop transparent policies so when people believe that the government is hiding something, they distrust the tendency of governance.

4- Media and opposition created propaganda, creates a fearful environment and people easily diverted to prejudicial evidence and pre-organized information.

5- Easy availability and instant reactions create trust in internal politics while balanced foreign policies develop social support for the government.