Attributes of a Dictator's Fans
The fact is that, what makes authoritarian dictatorships so maddening and difficult to handle is not the dictator. It is the people who follow him, hold him up and enable his misdeeds who drive the awfulness of authoritarian regimes. I've written on Altemeyer's book on Authoritarianism;
- Authoritarian Followers
- & And EMAD Dominators
But this book formulates a simplified version of how Authoritarian Followers work. Trumptater's followers perception of his 4 attributes written down and sourced. They tend to:
- See their leader as superhuman.
- Blindly believe him.
- Unconditionally comply with his directives.
- Give him unconditional support.
Author is Dr. Bandy X. Lee. Book is called
Lawrence O'Donnell and his late night News/Commentary Show on MS-NBC introduced this subject as part of a longer talk about Trump and Trumpism. We are in trouble. But it's not mortal yet. Headed there.
Of course Authoritarian systems actually have a hierarchy of leaders. The ones at the top are seen as infallible by the rank and file, they are treated as infallible by each other. But much of that middle tier's devotion is dishonest. They know the truth, it is just expedient to go along to get along.
Related Posts
- Understanding Social Dominance Theory
- Authoritarians and Totalitarians Reviewing Altemeyer's book
- Fighting Authoritarianism
- Authoritarian Versus Totalitarian
- Note: I initially spelled Bandy Lee as Brandy Lee, sorry.
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