there should be a series of documentaries about real life under authoritarian regimes

[cynical_idealist]

and/or more all types of education about it, so more people understand
why they probably don't want to live that way...

[mdbl]

1. Magats are either too stupid to understand or won't watch

they love being in denial about that type of thing.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Authors such as Timothy Snyder and Ruth Ben-Ghiat have written great books on the subject

Something more consumable for the average non-reading American would be helpful.

[crud]

3. I think we should start by naming it what it is

Corruptionism.

did I just coin a term? idk