Friday, May 21, 2021
The Road to Political Violence - The Atlantic
… But here's where things really get dangerous. The repetition of the lies not only causes tens of millions of Americans to embrace them; over time, it deforms their moral sensibility. It creates an inversion of ethics, what in philosophy is known as the "transvaluation of values," in which lies become truth and unjust acts are seen as righteous. Believing the deceptions also becomes a form of virtue signaling, a validation of one's loyalty to others in one's political tribe. In this case, of course, what we're dealing with is not just any lie; it's a particularly destructive one, among the most dangerous a democracy can face. It erodes confidence in our elections, the rule of law, and our system of government...
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