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One in four young men now say violence for a cause can be justified (www.abc.net.au)
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In short:

A new survey has revealed a rise in young men who say "extreme measures" could sometimes be justified to advance a cause.

The McKinnon Index data also shows trust in politicians and governments has fallen among Australians in the past year.

Australia's democracy has been in the spotlight since the alleged attack on Helen Haines.

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[โ€“] emmy5482@quokk.au 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Trust in Govt down. Mostly in young men cause the promises of the social contract are broken.

For women, we never had any doubt, it's never been good.

[โ€“] SaneMartigan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

"Young men learn grim truths taught to women during puberty."