Althouse: "Ethics Ratings of Nearly All Professions Down in U.S."

January 22, 2024

"Ethics Ratings of Nearly All Professions Down in U.S."

Gallup reports.

32 comments:

Dave Begley said...: Rigged. Journalists ranked above lawyers.; 1/22/24, 4:41 PM
n.n said...: The behavioral progression of relativity.; 1/22/24, 4:45 PM
Big Mike said...: University professors at 42%? That seems more than a bit high. Not so badly overrated as journalists at 19%, but still seems high.; 1/22/24, 4:51 PM
Leland said...: Labor Union Leaders and Car Salespersons are professions?; 1/22/24, 4:55 PM
RideSpaceMountain said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 1/22/24, 5:05 PM
Aggie said...: Wow. This has a real end-of-days, civilizational collapse pall to it. I wonder if we could see a graphical representation over the past 50 years in each category.

You know it's getting bad when labor leaders are the only category making positive progress, and even then it's 1% improvement.; 1/22/24, 5:10 PM
Mary Beth said...: I expect that the medical professions lost trust points because of lies the medical/science "leaders" told us. Except for chiropractors. I don't know why they're above zero.; 1/22/24, 5:12 PM
Joe Smith said...: DEI for the win...; 1/22/24, 5:30 PM
RideSpaceMountain said...: Complex systems will not survive the competency crisis.; 1/22/24, 5:42 PM
GatorNavy said...: Gallup statisticians were being as kind as the math would allow.; 1/22/24, 5:44 PM
rehajm said...: It is odd ‘labor union leader’ is listed as its own category.; 1/22/24, 5:47 PM
Biff said...: Are there any low-trust societies that have (1) well-functioning democracies and (2) score well on any of the various freedom or corruption indices?; 1/22/24, 5:57 PM
Dude1394 said...: Don't trust the DOJ
Don't trust the media
Don't trust the social media ( except X ).
Don't trust the military
Don't trust the feds
Don't trust the IRS
Don't trust the DOE
Don't trust the DHS
Don't trust the CIA
Don't trust one single solitary democrat.
I want a divorce.; 1/22/24, 6:50 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Where did pollsters rank?; 1/22/24, 7:01 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: I'm surprised pharmacists aren't higher. What nefarious things do people suspect them of doing?

"Only one profession -- labor union leaders -- has not declined since 2019, yet a relatively low 25% rate their honesty and ethics as “very high” or “high.”"

Good measure of the rate of credulousness in society.; 1/22/24, 7:04 PM
tim maguire said...: Is there a way to quantify the politicization of a profession? Because it seems obvious that partisanship destroys credibility. As political activists take over more and more organizations, the people become more and more cynical and distrusting. And they are right to.; 1/22/24, 7:15 PM
Flat Tire said...: What happened to farmers? We used to be at the top. Guess we got kicked off the list of important occupations and replaced by union bosses.; 1/22/24, 7:32 PM
Howard said...: Another sign of the end times. If only we had a Savior sent by Jebus who could fix everything that progressive agendas have destroyed... Be sure to send in your prayer pledges by check, money order or PayPal.; 1/22/24, 7:41 PM
Aggie said...: @Freeman Hunt said: "I'm surprised pharmacists aren't higher...."

I remember pharmacists deciding that a doctor's prescription for Ivermectin would first need their approval, which was not forthcoming, because 'reasons'. I remember that extra-officium intercession, at the expense of their patient's prescribed health care, very well.; 1/22/24, 7:55 PM
Leland said...: I'm surprised pharmacists aren't higher. What nefarious things do people suspect them of doing?

Dealing drugs.; 1/22/24, 8:14 PM
Moondawggie said...: Big Mike said..."University professors at 42%? That seems more than a bit high. Not so badly overrated as journalists at 19%, but still seems high."

My guess is that STEM Professors rank up above Nurses and Medical Doctors, but today's Humanities and Social Studies Professors drag the entire group average way down. Standing alone, the non-STEM profs could probably match Congress's approval percentage.

Overall, just another indicator of a society that has abandoned competence as a requirement for those given authority.

Ain't socialism and DEI great?; 1/22/24, 8:29 PM
Kathryn51 said...: So, for the most part, STEM-type professions (doctors, engineers, etc.) still rank highest (even tho lower than in the past). Frankly, I think this is good because the “experts” (the “clergy” class) are no longer worshipped or given deference.

Perhaps Americans are learning to be skeptical, do some research, trust one’s instincts - it’s my formula for choosing my medical professionals. Hubby and I selected a “concierge” medical doctor a few years ago – we are willing to pay the premium for someone we trust.; 1/22/24, 8:38 PM
Ampersand said...: The scales have fallen from the public's eyes. They see that they are excluded from the club, and that the club insiders select the winners and losers. Unless you kowtow, you lose.
Lots of people can't or won't kowtow.; 1/22/24, 9:39 PM
stlcdr said...: University professors at 42%:

Who would be determinin* the trustworthiness of such professions? Likely those with most exposure - I.e. young, impressionable children (no, ‘young’ and ‘children’ in the same sentence in this case is not redundant).; 1/23/24, 6:02 AM
Rocco said...: Leland said...
“Labor Union Leaders and Car Salespersons are professions?”

I think if you used the word “occupation”, too many people would only think of things like “Occupy Wall Street” or “Occupied Territories”.; 1/23/24, 6:54 AM
Oso Negro said...: I notice Human Resources professionals don't make the list. No one would trust those fuckers. Little do-gooder enforcers of DEI.; 1/23/24, 7:09 AM
Rocco said...: Dude1394 said...
“Don't trust the DOJ
Don't trust the media
Don't trust the social media ( except X ).
Don't trust the military
Don't trust the feds
Don't trust the IRS
Don't trust the DOE
Don't trust the DHS
Don't trust the CIA
Don't trust one single solitary democrat.
I want a divorce.”

Once any organization outgrows its mandate or core mission(s), it become vulnerable to corruption. But I am stunned at the amount of institutional rot across so many organizations, both public and private.; 1/23/24, 7:27 AM
Rocco said...: Dave Begley said...
"Rigged. Journalists ranked above lawyers."

Henry Kissinger said...
"It's a pity they both can't lose."; 1/23/24, 8:24 AM
vinojones said...: The article itself says "about 800" adults were interviewed in December 2023. In a population of more than 300 million the opinion of 800 is meaningless.; 1/23/24, 2:11 PM
Caroline said...: Psalm 15
Lord, who shall be admitted to your tent
and dwell on your holy mountain?
He who walks without fault;
he who acts with justice
and speaks the truth from his heart;
he who does not slander with his tongue;
he who does no wrong to his brother,
who casts no slur on his neighbor,
who holds the godless in disdain,
but honors those who fear the Lord;
he who keeps his pledge, come what may;
who takes no interest on a loan
and accepts no bribes against the innocent.
Such a man will stand firm for ever.
— my Dad knew that by heart.
The problem is we have produced a generation of men without chests, as cs lewis says in “the abolition of man.”; 1/24/24, 6:39 AM
Caroline said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 1/24/24, 6:39 AM
David said...: I take issue with Gallup categorizing "Members of Congress" as a profession. They should be more accurately characterized a specialization of the oldest profession.; 1/24/24, 11:36 AM