John commented on How to Lose a Country by Ece Temelkuran
Three - Remove the Shame: Immorality is 'Hot' in the Post-Truth World
Beginning with the 2017 publication on the AKP website of an argument that the world was flat, and that contrary theories of it being spherical were the product of a conspiracy from evil powers, such as the Vatican, Zionists and Freemasons. Opposition to the flat-earth theory by scientists is proof that they are undemocratic and think that their theories should be more important than those of other people. In 1991 many people watched the Iraq War, on live TV, detached from the reality of death and injury, as if it was video game. This was followed by a wave of TV shows in which the viewers were entertained by the participants being humiliated, or like The Simple Life feel superior to the 'dumb blonde' stars. All this distorted the public sense of empathy.