"A basic weapon of regime changers, as fascists realized
nearly a century ago, is to destroy the concept of truth.
Democracy requires the rule of law, the rule of law depends upon
trust, and trust depends upon citizens' acceptance of factuality.
The president and his aides actively seek to destroy Americans'
sense of reality. Not only does the White House spread
"alternative facts," but Kellyanne Conway openly proclaims this
as right and good. Post-factuality is pre-fascism." -- Timothy
Snyder,
2017-03-03 (thanks to
twistedchick
linking to this.)