Friday, June 12, 2020

Post-truth society - Jan Theuninck, 2020


The day truth became hate speech

De term post-truth society heeft betrekking op een samenleving waarin machthebbers voornamelijk beroep doen op de emoties van de publieke opinie in plaats van op objectieve feiten. Wat al dan niet de waarheid is, is van secundair belang.
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A post-truth society is a sociological concept describing a political environment where objective facts are less influential than emotional appeals and personal beliefs in shaping public opinion. Sociologically, this is understood through an analysis of social and political structures, including the changing role of knowledge elites, the dynamics of group identity, and how social change impacts traditional understandings of truth. It examines the normalization of misinformation and how social and political discourse is shaped by emotion and identity over evidence. 

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“Dismiss anything else, we will continue to be your single source of truth” Jacinda Ardern, PM New Zealand
"reject the evidence of your eyes and ears, that was their final and most important command" George Orwell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43rHsRniubY -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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