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(58,785 posts)nation falling under control of the type of people currently in power, everyone should read
The Authoritarians, by Bob Altemeyer
https://www.theauthoritarians.org/
This book is a lay version of a seminal scholarly study of these people that is available FREE for download because the author felt it was and is critically important for people to understand. It's extremely readable and surprisingly enjoyable for what has become something of a horror story.
Many studies, most hidden behind heavily technical jargon on subscription sites to avoid attack and suppression, have followed and all have further developed and enlarged on this base research. It's findings have never been disproved and are still extremely timely.
In August, Dr. Altemeyer added a new essay to the site linked, "Why Do Trumps Supporters Stand by Him, No Matter What?" In an era when worst fears are becoming realized, his writing is more sober than before.
Regarding WWIII, pay attention in the book to what authoritarians did when given a chance to "rule the world." In an era of weapons of mass destruction and most of 7 billion people cannot survive without complex support systems, we are in far graver dangerthan we realize.