Notalitarianism is seductively snide. Believing in nothing is presented as intelligence. Facts are all contested, and so they are no better than opinions, which are no better than emotions—so forget the reporters, historians, and scientists. Those who express values are dismissed as fools. Everything is excused, because anyone’s excuse is as good as anyone else’s. Let the liars lie and the truth perish. Let the oligarchs try to escape and enjoy watching everyone else suffer. Let the world end with a smirk.
