[Salon] Americans think everyone is corrupt

[Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>]

Voters just think politicians are generally bad and favor crude measures to arbitrarily cycle them out or make their lives worse.

https://www.slowboring.com/p/americans-think-everyone-is-corrupt
  Americans think everyone is corrupt

Many Americans perceive corruption as a serious issue within many different professions. Members of Congress and U.S. presidents top the list of concerns
https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/51398-most-americans-see-corruption-as-serious-problem

https://globalaffairs.org/commentary/blogs/americans-sound-alarm-over-corruption-and-democratic-erosion
  Americans Sound the Alarm over Corruption and Democratic Erosion

https://www.occrp.org/en/news/survey-reveals-corruption-as-top-concern-for-americans
Survey Reveals Corruption as Top Concern for Americans
It may sound surprising, but Americans fear corruption more than cybercrime, or even threats from Russia or North Korea, a recent survey revealed.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/us-democracy-at-risk-as-corruption-threats-grow/
 US democracy at risk as corruption threats grow