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Post-Truth Politics
Surviving in a world of political incompetency
“People in this country have had enough of experts.”
Research done by the Institute for Government in the UK says otherwise, most citizens still want the government to involve experts when difficult decisions arise in policy making. [1]
Post-truth politics (also referred to as post-factual or post-reality politics) is a phenomenon sweeping the globe. It describes a political culture where debates are detached from policy details and debaters appeal to voters’ “feelings” instead of their rationality. Factual rebuttals or counter-arguments are ignored. The same talking points are asserted over-and-over again.
Questions are dodged.
Believe it or not, Trump didn’t say the above statement, the former UK justice secretary did before the EU referendum (i.e., the Brexit vote).
Fake news is not isolated to the United Staes, fake news is global.
The question of post-truth poses another dilemma. Post-truth or post-competency? That’s the question.
With the dismissal of so-called experts and the public’s “feelings” being appealed to instead, it’s no longer the truth, it’s what sounds good.
