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32 percent of Americans believe a military regime or authoritarian leader would be a good way of governing the country. (newrepublic.com)

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Meanwhile, 44 percent backed the American tradition of competing branches of government as a model, if sometimes “frustrating,” system.

Why would people want to live under an authoritarian’s thumb? It’s rooted, experts say, in a psychological need for security—real or perceived—and a desire for conformity, a goal that becomes even more acute as the country undergoes dramatic demographic and social changes. People also like to obey a strong leader who will protect the group—especially if it is the “right” group whose interests will be protected. Recall the Trump supporter who, during the 2019 government shutdown, complained, “He’s not hurting the people he needs to be hurting.”

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[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 44 points 3 months ago

Also fun fact:

Every tabletop scenario he ran (think like a UN version of Risk) in which the Authoritarians had control, they wiped out everyone with nuclear war including themselves.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 16 points 3 months ago

I don't think we'll go out that way, but I do 100% believe our greed will be our "great filter" that we do not pass. :(

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago

with dwindling resources on a warming planet, I think the likelyhood of a significant nuclear exchange is dramatically increased - perhaps even inevitable.

agree with the great filter. it makes me think that humans, having acted as a great filter for our hominid family tree, are about to reap what we have been sowing for the last 200k+ years.

or this could be a one of many catalysts for speciation. I sometimes feel that some people are already a different species. not better, not worse (not willing to engage in subjective morality) - just different, with different goals, problems and problem solving tools.

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 8 points 3 months ago

the likelyhood of a significant nuclear exchange is dramatically increased - perhaps even inevitable.

Yes. Never has anybody used a weapon only once forever. As long as nukes still exist, they WILL get used again someday. We can't help ourselves.

[-] Restaldt@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Neurodivergent here.

Never grew wisdom teeth.

I'm definetly a branch species

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

yup. the rise in diagnosed neurodivergency isnt just because tools are better. I think we have genuine, solid frequency increase.

please stay safe.

[-] Forester@yiffit.net 1 points 3 months ago

It's the chemicals in the water. They do more than just turn frogs gay.

[-] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

You mean... cancer?

[-] Forester@yiffit.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Many plastics are very similar to endocrine signalers. Your body can't differentiate the two. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9885170/#:~:text=Long%2Dterm%20exposure%20to%20plastic,%2C%20and%20reproduction%20(39). exposure to these types of chemicals can cause changes in expected phenotype expression. Sincerely, your local autistic bi, furry.

[-] match@pawb.social 5 points 3 months ago

performs the arm-flap mating dance

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

fully automatic finger guns

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

I'm just going off what his report said.

And he nailed them to a fucking T

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 13 points 3 months ago

If I remember correctly, even after giving the authoritarians a do-over, they still fucked it up.

Meanwhile, the people in the other group who scored low on authoritarianism like solved the climate crisis and world hunger.

Some people are legitimately bad at politics and stuff, and it's not the people the authoritarians are mad about.

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

Yep lol. Every chance they got they blew themselves and everyone else up. It was quite the crazy read on a flight from Boston to Chicago lol.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

A nuclear civil war... can't say I'm surprised.

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