INFORMATION APOCALYPSE II: THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL
By Mari Eder November 21, 2018
trust in our public and democratic institutions is falling away in a landslide
An unknown sage observed, “Information is a tool of warfare, and information is warfare itself.†Three months ago, WAR ROOM featured my essay exploring the deteriorating information environment. Things are not getting better.
Two major institutions are now emerging from crisis, both shamed and embarrassed. First is the U.S. Supreme Court. The American people watched it run headlong into the #MeToo movement and get sullied in the process. In televised hearings and news coverage jam packed with references to sordid adolescent behavior, binge drinking, and sexual assault, the pedestal that Justice herself stands upon began to crack. It felt personal. The confirmation of Justice Kavanagh was simply the most recent part of a much longer story: the gradual erosion of the legitimacy of the court, as evidenced by increasing public divisions over judicial appointments, and increasing disapproval of the court as a whole. Americans are losing faith not only in the court’s non-partisan nature but in the fundamental process of naming justices.
https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/the-information-apocalypse-ii-its-personal/
