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On Bullshit in Politics

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Truth and Politics: The Democratic Challenge

This chapter explores the intricate relationship between truth, politics, and democracy, emphasizing the need for citizens to discern fact from fiction during elections. It highlights the dangers of political bullshitting and bald-faced lies, which undermine the credibility of information and threaten democratic processes. Discussions of thinkers like Richard Rorty and Hannah Arendt deepen the analysis of how misinformation and the distortion of truth can corrode the foundations of a democratic society.

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