One should understand why people have lost trust in experts, the media, and politicians.
It is not difficult, it is the same reason people lost faith in Soviet Communism: Promises were made that turned out to be lies, those promises were not kept.
Soviet Communism was supposed to lead to a cornucopia and a withering away of the state. Instead it lead to a police state and a huge drought of consumer goods, and often enough, even food. Communism failed to meet its core promises.
The world order we live in was born in 1979 or 1980, with Thatcher and Reagan. It made a few core promises:
- If the rich have more money, they will create more jobs.
- Lower taxes will lead to more prosperity.
- Increases in housing and stock market prices will increase prosperity for everyone.
- Trade deals and globalization will make everyone better off.
The above core promises all turned out to be lies. It’s that simple. For the last 40-odd years, most of the population experienced either stagnation or decline.
Understand clearly: By 1979, people had lost faith in the post-WWII order. They were willing to try something new.