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This Matters with Bill Britt

The quiet danger of cynicism

As public cynicism deepens, Americans risk losing the collective belief necessary to sustain democracy, progress and civic responsibility.

Cynicism is not wisdom. But modern America increasingly treats it like it is.

In this week’s “This Matters,” Bill Britt examines what happens when a society begins confusing disbelief with intelligence—and why that mindset may carry consequences far larger than politics.

Because civilizations rarely decline all at once. Sometimes they simply stop believing improvement is possible.

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