Meritocracy, Paranoia and Disinformation: a Proposed Extension of the Tyranny of Merit (2020)

Authors

  • Oriol Navarro Erausquin CSIC, IFS

Keywords:

disinformation, meritocracy, paranoia, QAnon, Trump, conspiracy, anxiety

Abstract

Starting from the Michal Sandel's 2020 book "The Tyranny of Merit", in this essay we will study the resentment of white American workers without college degrees towards political, economic and social elites and its relationship to the phenomenon of disinformation and conspiracy theories, specifically the one known as QAnon. We will first explore Sandel's book and its relationship with paranoia and then we will expose the keys to the QAnon conspiracy theory, which will serve to compare the similarities between its causes and logics with Sandel's reflections on the consequences of meritocracy.

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Published

2022-05-31

How to Cite

Navarro Erausquin, O. (2022). Meritocracy, Paranoia and Disinformation: a Proposed Extension of the Tyranny of Merit (2020). Dilemata, (38), 135–146. Retrieved from https://dilemata.net/revista/index.php/dilemata/article/view/412000487

Issue

No. 38 (2022): Truth, Disinformation and Verification: Epistemic and Moral Challenges

Section

Truth, Disinformation and Verification: Epistemic and Moral Challenges // Articl

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