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Postmodernism is often vaguely defined. But one common definition is the lack of belief in Meta-narratives: that there is no overarching truth or way to ultimately judge it. We all just have our own "truths" (based on the Nietzschean idea that "there are no truths, only interpretation").
Donald Trump has challenged the unanimous consensus of every single scientific organization on the entire planet on climate change, calling it instead a "Chinese hoax". Well, that's certainly a different narrative. He has turned the narrative of America as the land of immigrants into a narrative of America hostile to immigrants. He tells foreign leaders of allied countries that he will let them fall to the wolves if they don't help him defeat his political rivals here at home, and then looks incredulous when he is told that may not be appropriate, if not just downright illegal. He promises to drain the swamp in DC, but has had more of his top campaign officials in jail now for corruption and criminal activity than any other president is history.
But his stories stick. People are in shock when you say these may not be truth. Is this because we as a postmodern country have finally taken Nietzsche's advice to heart on the nature of truth?
Donald Trump has challenged the unanimous consensus of every single scientific organization on the entire planet on climate change, calling it instead a "Chinese hoax". Well, that's certainly a different narrative. He has turned the narrative of America as the land of immigrants into a narrative of America hostile to immigrants. He tells foreign leaders of allied countries that he will let them fall to the wolves if they don't help him defeat his political rivals here at home, and then looks incredulous when he is told that may not be appropriate, if not just downright illegal. He promises to drain the swamp in DC, but has had more of his top campaign officials in jail now for corruption and criminal activity than any other president is history.
But his stories stick. People are in shock when you say these may not be truth. Is this because we as a postmodern country have finally taken Nietzsche's advice to heart on the nature of truth?