Covidiot di Masyarakat Post-Truth: Dari Anti-Otoritarianisme ke Anti-Religiusitas

Abdullah Muslich Rizal Maulana; M. Kharis Majid; Tonny Ilham Prayogo; Tistigar Sansayto

doi:10.22146/jps.v8i1.68010

Covidiot di Masyarakat Post-Truth: Dari Anti-Otoritarianisme ke Anti-Religiusitas

https://doi.org/10.22146/jps.v8i1.68010

Abdullah Muslich Rizal Maulana^(1*), M. Kharis Majid⁽²⁾, Tonny Ilham Prayogo⁽³⁾, Tistigar Sansayto⁽⁴⁾

(1) Department of Comparative Study of Religions, Faculty of Ushuluddin, University of Darussalam Gontor
(2) Department of Comparative Study of Religions, Faculty of Ushuluddin, University of Darussalam Gontor
(3) Department of Comparative Study of Religions, Faculty of Ushuluddin, University of Darussalam Gontor
(4) Department of Comparative Study of Religions, Faculty of Ushuluddin, University of Darussalam Gontor
(*) Corresponding Author

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-Religiousity'. 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.