Thursday, July 7, 2022

The Crash and Burn of Credentialism

The word credentials is derived from Latin for "believe" as in "Credo in unum deum" meaning "I believe in one God."

  • To have credentials is to have credibility, which is to say that people can and should trust you.
  • If you did not have the right piece of paper - if you just wanted rights and liberties - your opinions did not count.
  • And through this method, only one opinion prevailed. Those willing to say what Anthony Fauci wanted said rose to the top.
  • Those who disagreed were cast aside.

Jeffrey A. Tucker

  • Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute, and the author of ten books including Liberty or Lockdown
  • He writes a daily column on economics at The Epoch Times, and speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture

 

https://brownstone.org/articles/the-crash-and-burn-of-credentialism/

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