Does Truth Matter Anymore?
Politicians howl to get likes on Facebook, applause on Twitter. The press howls too. Tucker Carlson said on TV ‘The January 6th riot was incited by federal agents – undercover agents.’ That wasn’t true. But his audience cheered. And the next night he was back on the air grinning.
On Fresh Air on NPR a New York Times reporter called Carlson a racist. That wasn’t true either. But NPR’s audience cheered. Cheers are what matters these days.
Does that end well? Look back at history, at demagogues – they got cheers: Until a day of reckoning came.
Does Truth Matter Anymore?
Politicians howl to get likes on Facebook, applause on Twitter. The press howls too. Tucker Carlson said on TV ‘The January 6th riot was incited by federal agents – undercover agents.’ That wasn’t true. But his audience cheered. And the next night he was back on the air grinning.
On Fresh Air on NPR a New York Times reporter called Carlson a racist. That wasn’t true either. But NPR’s audience cheered. Cheers are what matters these days.
Does that end well? Look back at history, at demagogues – they got cheers: Until a day of reckoning came.