Monday, April 19, 2010

Do you trust the government?

A survey by the Pew Research Center shows that if you trust your government representatives you are in the minority:

According to Market Watch, Pew found. Favorable ratings for the Democratic Party have fallen by 21 points over the past year (from 59% to 38%) and are at their lowest point in Pew Research surveys. Meanwhile, the Republican Party’s ratings have fallen back to 37%. They’d previously increased, from 40% last August to 46% in February.

Seems this is all over whether you can trust politicians. And that all boils down to ethics in the end. Ethics is not just a problem for politicians. Look at what is going on with Goldman Sachs. What happens when a person is weak on their personal ethics and they come under the pressure that politicians and people on positions of power in other sectors of society? Exactly what has been happening.

There is a chapter in the Scientology Handbook on Integrity and Honesty. If we don't do something to raise the ethical standards of our society, we will continue to have the kind of trouble we are experiencing today.




"Happiness and strength endure only in the absence of hate. To hate alone is the road to disaster. To love is the road to strength. To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe."
L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Scientology Religion.