Primitivizing Politics – Us vs. Them

The digitalization of communications has created conditions for the modern reading of the contemporary phenomenon known as post-truth. Political con- sequences continue to pile up – from the marginalization of classical political parties to the atomization of citizens and the disintegration of their social struc- tures. Political culture, in turn, is undergoing a metamorphosis that seems to be lasting. Turning political communication into a battle in which there can be only one winner radicalizes the political process and has an extremely negative impact on communication between both citizens and their political representa- tives. Taking as hostile a position as possible towards those who disagree with a given proposal or idea has become a sign of political leadership.