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Midnight Writer

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5. Usually a trend towards authoritarianism follows a disaster, like economic collapse or a losing war.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 02:36 PM

May 2020

It has puzzled me that our push towards authoritarianism has happened at a time of relative stability.

If we were in danger before, it will be worse when suffering becomes more widespread.

When people are getting beat up, they instinctively look for a strong man to rescue them.

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