Trump’s war on truth a threat to democracy

Donald Trump, while pricing a ruthless attack on the truth, the foundations of democracy are becoming increasingly unstable, I Peterson says.

Following the right -wing political activist Charlie KirkThe assassination focused on the effect of most dangerous discourse.

We were warned to tonate it, to be civilized and to be more gentle. Many right -wing sounds blamed even assassination of the inflammatory language of the left. However, in our post -real world, restless politicians and media figures manipulate the request; Not only accountability, but also to develop.

The biggest threat to civilian life is not the disability – the uselessness of civilization where reality is no longer important.

When you are asked to “toning the rhetoric”, what is it actually asked from you? Don’t make mistakes, right, to meet, obey and ask for acceptance. Now in the second period, the president Donald Trump He is aware of the power of the presidency and everything that he covers.

The US weight of the US, which influences power from the legislature branch and influences the judiciary, endures most of Trump’s competitors. His celebration Jimmy KimmelCancellation (and to influence Federal Communication Commission (FCCThis) shows that constitutional rights will not determine it. Tone comes in and fighting with a man who will never do freedom.

Aristotleinside RhetoricalHe defined three columns of persuasion: Ethos, the reliability of the speaker; Pathos, the emotional state of the listener; And the logos, the argument itself. Apply these columns to the current US president and the effectiveness of the discourse becomes clear.

Aristotle on Ethos says that speakers should have practical wisdom, a virtuous character and goodwill. Importantly, these effects should be produced by speech alone, not pre -taken by the established character.

We all know what Donald J Trump is thinking about Donald J Trump. Be introducing it “Very, very large“reveal its natural ability Understand medicineor to yourself “Very stable even“Sycophictic has no doubt about intellectual superiority. Otherwise, in spite of numerous examples, the apparently indisputable arrogance shows that the audience says how it sees it, not who it is.

Between a Gaffes and hypocrisy ocean, the audience still sticks to what he hears, and therefore an illusion of authority is created.

On the Flip side, Trump’s willingness to dive into unprecedented depths Hominem Attacks against competitors are similarly cruel and effective.

When is the former president Joe Biden The fourth stage was diagnosed with prostate cancer (medical savant Trump called nine stages-a level that does not exist with a other medical term: Gleason scorehad) follow -up To say about his predecessor:

“[Biden is] I’m not a smart person, a little barren person, I will say. If you’re upset about him, don’t worry, because he’s barren. “

Is this the mouthpiece of the Christian Party? Lucky Jesus rose from death, or rolled in his grave.

In Pathos, Aristotel emphasized the importance of confusing emotions to shape the judiciary, which is undoubtedly Trump’s perfect. Fairy tale here Scorpio and frog echo.

Scorpio wants to pass through a river and wants a frog to carry it on his back. The frog was hesitant, worried that he would drown in the middle of the river, but the Scorpio points out that he would die and be crazy. The frog accepts, but in the middle of the river, the scorpion still stings the frog and condemns both. “From where?” The frog asks. “Because this is my nature,” He answers Scorpio.

What is striking is not Trump’s playing Scorpio, but his followers see themselves as Scorpio. For many people on the right – especially disadvantaged and discontent – Trump’s discourse gives the opportunity to insert his competitors even if he means drowning together.

This leaves us with logos: they are most convinced when people believe that something proven. It is a totological expression that seems to be a little bit of Lede; The operative word here is “believe ..

Donald Trump instinctively understands this. Federal reserve chair Jerome Powell to have to make check the truth An annex of 600 million dollars, which is a suitable manipulation; Trump announced that it has 300 million He died of drugs Probably leaving 40 million Americans alive, falling into the country; People in the US cities in a discussion “Eat dogs“.

None of these statements were true, but they function as real for those who want to believe. And when it comes from institutions beyond the control of facts, Trump is just dismantling them. When Bureau of Statistics He reported the growth of weak jobs, Trump did not argue with numbers. Instead, he The commissioner fired And he insisted that the data were “fraudulent ..

If a lie convinces, it works. If the evidence contradicts the lie, discredit the evidence. And when the evidence resists to deterioration, discredit the institutions that produce it.

Open and honest political discourse is the life of a functioning democracy, and we must fight to protect it or perhaps get it back more accurately. Throughout the ideological spectrum, if we really value open debate, civil debate and freedom of thought, honesty should be unhappy.

Here, the left should take some ownership.

Right, while refusing to hear the truth and rejects the data as a partisan manipulation, the left refuses to hear the opposition, confuses the dispute with moral failure rather than a difference of opinion. This excessive trust in Pathos serves to alienate everyone to some extent. Similarly thinking progressive progressives that may have singular differences, multi -centered centrists are rejected and not encouraged to seek a common ground for right -wing conservatives.

Aristotle accepted the potential of abuse of discourse by demagogues, but opposed it easier to convince someone more easily than their opponents. The left must naturally face the risk of unjustly framing or losing the ability to convince them of anything.

Charlie Kirk’s career reflected both the danger and potential of political theater. He was able to make excessive and inflammatory rhetoric – Execution of President Joe Biden – divisive as much as everything Biden says.

Nevertheless, in addition to these moments, Kirk usually created spaces for real discussions without silenceing his rivals. However, the upcoming figure is Donald Trump, who is not interested in such justice and does not have time to do so. When fraud became a strategy, he showed that no one won. Until its malignancy spread and honest debate only died, but also until it is impossible, deceived, deception festivals.

History gives a simple lesson: civilization cannot improve fraud. Which one brings the question to the agenda, how do we answer?

We know that it is valued and valued as if you were making power to the right, President Trump He would say: