A must read – The Post-Truth World
“It is thus
tempting to dismiss the idea of “post-truth” political discourse—the term was
first used by David Roberts, then a blogger on an environmentalist website,
Grist—as a modish myth invented by de-haut-en-bas liberals and sore losers
ignorant of how dirty a business politics has always been. But that would be
complacent. There is a strong case that, in America and elsewhere, there is a
shift towards a politics in which feelings trump facts more freely and with less
resistance than used to be the case. Helped by new technology, a deluge of
facts and a public much less given to trust than once it was, some politicians
are getting away with a new depth and pervasiveness of falsehood. If this
continues, the power of truth as a tool for solving society’s problems could be
lastingly reduced.”