Big Brother comes to America – spiked
At first I couldn t believe what I was reading. A writer for the New York Times was enthusiastically supporting a call made by several experts around the Biden administration to create a Reality Czar. Apparently, a Reality Czar is needed to counter the campaign of disinformation being pushed by bitter conservatives.
The NYT commentator concedes that giving someone the authority to pronounce on what is and isn t real sounds a little dystopian , but suggests it is warranted by the threat of disinformation and domestic extremism . The experts promoting the enthronement of a Reality Czar are unapologetic advocates of giving the government the power to decide what is true, what is real. They hope that the establishment of a reality task force could become the tip of the spear for the federal government s response to the reality crisis .