The author analyzes the growing divide in knowledge interpretation, fueled by political polarization and the spread of disinformation. She highlights the concerns raised at the World Economic Forum in Davos about the threat to democracy and calls for leaders to address the crisis through empathy, transparency, and community engagement.
A couple of days ago, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, I heard a flock of global luminaries parsing this week’s inauguration of Donald Trump. Solemnly, over a dinner of grilled trout, they shared their fears about economic, political and geopolitical upheaval. Then one world leader turned to Ancient Greek. “We have an epistemological crisis,” he declared, referring to the Greek words episteme and logos .
That means hearing what Trump’s supporters are saying with as few preconceived filters as possible. We need empathy to understand why public grievance has exploded. We also need this to grasp another point: many of Trump’s supporters believe that they are in a battle to save western civilisation — and with the same emotional intensity as, say, climate activists. That can’t be dismissed or scorned.
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