(This is an abridged version of a paper to be presented tomorrow, Friday, at the International Conference of the Philippine Political Science Association in Cebu City.) Social theorists have argued that the onset of a post-modern world view has been enabled by the institutionalization of new modes of information, particularly during the period of the internet. It has also enhanced the ability of people to initiate a propaganda campaign for or against a particular political issue or personality, based on lies and false allegations. Political and intellectual elites are endangered when their control over the production of political and scientific discourses is assaulted and weakened. It is easy to dismiss trolls and fakers as the ones that created the crisis of representation.

Source: Manila Times May 10, 2017 16:30 UTC