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Inability to Distinguish Truth From Fiction Has Laid Ground For Totalitarianism: Author Rod Dreher

Bad actors are taking advantage of this weakness to crush opposing views

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Inability to Distinguish Truth From Fiction Has Laid Ground For Totalitarianism: Author Rod Dreher
Rod Dreher, author of "Live Not by Lies" and a senior editor at The American Conservative, in New York on Jan. 21, 2022. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Jan Jekielek
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Rod Dreher, senior editor at the American Conservative and author of “Live Not By Lies,” says people are losing their ability to distinguish fantasy from reality, especially the younger generation that has grown up on the internet. Dreher says this is a key contributing factor in the rise of transgenderism and totalitarianism in the West.

Dreher said that those of the younger generation “believe that reality is something that can be completely constructed. They’re confusing the difference between fake reality within artificial intelligence online with the actual flesh and bone world,” Dreher said during a recent interview with Epoch TV’s “American Thought Leaders.”

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Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
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