post-truth politics theme
Clearly featured is a political culture in which debate is framed largely by appeals to emotion disconnected from the details of policy, and by the repeated assertion of talking points to which factual rebuttals are ignored. Post-truth differs from traditional contesting and falsifying of facts by relegating facts and expert opinions to be of secondary importance relative to appeal to emotion.
Examples
tz2019e1x05 "The Wunderkind" featured a presidency in which the leader, drunk on his own power, invented ill-considered policies and forced them around him to agree to whatever fake facts were expedient. A clear reference to Donald Trump's America.
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| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tz2019e1x05 | choice | Between the lines, the story was really about the callous American post-truth type of politics that led to Donald Trump becoming President. |