this is the closing of the article:
Trump’s lies corrode democracy
James P. Pfiffner Friday, April 13, 2018
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Trump’s refusal to admit the truth of widely accepted facts corrodes political discourse and is consistent with the practice of many authoritarian leaders. The assertion of the power to define reality is destructive of democratic governance, in part because many people believe him and are not amenable to contrary evidence.
Even though his narcissistic lies are detrimental to the democratic process, Trump’s continued adherence to demonstrably false statements about politics and policy strikes at the very heart of democracy and the whole project of enlightenment epistemology. If there are no agreed upon facts, then it becomes impossible for people to make judgments about their government or hold it accountable.
http://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/04/13/trumps-lies-corrode-democracy/
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