COVIDiot di masyarakat post-truth: Dari anti-otoritarianisme ke anti-religiusitas

ABSTRACT

This article aimed to elaborate on COVIDiot as discourse emerged within the Post-Truth Society and how it is linked to Anti-Authoritarianism and Anti-Religiousity. It turns out that COVIDiot is considered as one of the lethal ignorance practised by the global communities refuting parts or the whole COVID-19 protocols regulated by the government while at the same time distributing the massive number of hoaxes. In order to enquire into the discussion Researcher utilized the Discourse-Analysis method uncovering the ideological substance of COVIDiot starting from its definition and history followed by an analysis concerning a relationship between COVID-19 and the Post-Truth era. The research continued with a proper comprehension regarding the impact of COVIDiot on society and ended with a reflection regarding how COVIDiot symbolized an act of Anti-Authoritarianism and Anti-Religiosity. This paper concluded that COVIDiot in the Post-Truth society is in urgent demand of the sustained approach from government officers and religious figures to successively educate society further about the jeopardy of COVIDiot.