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The post-truth era
Originally Posted by Thing1
I heard this phrase for the 1st time tonight, and it really struck me. This is where we're at. There is no more apt description of the kind of world we live in right now.
We have a President-Elect who is a pathological liar. Let's all get that out there right now - I'm tired of people tapdancing around that one.
We have fake news, which millions now seem to adhere to. To get back to the President-Elect, we have a new leader who actually cites fake news as fact.
We have the "real" media, which is biased every which way. Journalism as we knew it is almost gone.
Lies are celebrated, as long as they're effective & get the job done. People who value truth are chastised for taking things "literally."
And that, truly, is what can best be described as the post-truth era.
I posted about it a couple of weeks ago. This illuminating article will help you to understand the term. I would suggest that it describes perfectly how it works. I would further suggest that many things close to liberal hearts are in fact post-truths like CAGW and identity politics.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archive...the-mirror.php
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