Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
The revolt of the public, as I envision the thing, is a technology-driven churning of new people and classes, a proliferation and confusion of message and noise, utopian hopes and nihilistic rage, globalization and disintegration, taking place in the unbearable personal proximity of the web and at a fatal distance from political power. Every
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the new millennium it became apparent to anyone with eyes to
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
every authoritative
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
internet. Landline TV, restricted for years to one or two channels in a few developed
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
to the subject in a roundabout
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
test automatic sync
under conditions of scarcity. They become authoritative. A century ago, a scholar wishing to study the topics
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
to participate in the great decisions of government. There was, Lippmann brooded, no “intrinsic moral and intellectual virtue to majority rule.” Lippmann’s disenchantment with democracy anticipated the mood of today’s elites. From the top, the public, and the swings of public opinion, appeared irrational and uninformed. The human material out of
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and against approaches
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
question, these life-shaping