Gülşen Doğan describes how charismatic leadership, propaganda, and a commitment to stable governance are behind the rise of autocratic populists.
  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Authoritarian populism sounds stable in an unstable world, and most people aren’t dedicated enough to know the impacts of policies.

    • CitizenKong@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Exactly. It offers easy answers to complicated questions especially attractive to people who are to dumb and/or tired to bother trying to understand complex reality.

      Looking for blame in a vague “other” is also easier than to face your personal shortcomings. (“I’m not out of a job because I’m lazy, it’s those damn immigrants!” “The fact that my children hate me is not due to my shitty parenting, it’s liberal transgender brainwashing!”)