There have been numerous studies over the last few decades that a certain portion of people are prone to (regardless of country, political climate, etc) feel safer in authoritarian settings by both personality and just plain hard wiring.
Then when you add in instability it increases. Add in information overload significant enough that one…
There have been numerous studies over the last few decades that a certain portion of people are prone to (regardless of country, political climate, etc) feel safer in authoritarian settings by both personality and just plain hard wiring.
Then when you add in instability it increases. Add in information overload significant enough that one doesn't know what is true anymore and it increases again. Again, the primary need of safety is erroneously satiated by strongmen with very clear cut good vs bad boundaries.
If I remember correctly, the first hard wired group starts at about 20% then increases to around 40% by the 3rd condition.
We are simple beings at the end of the day, and many seek safety over honor as a default coping mechanism. It is simpler than navigating nuances in a complex world.
I love the debate and definitely agree with some of what you are saying, BUT Putin is not safe. Nor is trump, Kim jong Un, Hitler, or any of the fascist leaning leaders. They are NOT safe. Period.
There have been numerous studies over the last few decades that a certain portion of people are prone to (regardless of country, political climate, etc) feel safer in authoritarian settings by both personality and just plain hard wiring.
Then when you add in instability it increases. Add in information overload significant enough that one doesn't know what is true anymore and it increases again. Again, the primary need of safety is erroneously satiated by strongmen with very clear cut good vs bad boundaries.
If I remember correctly, the first hard wired group starts at about 20% then increases to around 40% by the 3rd condition.
We are simple beings at the end of the day, and many seek safety over honor as a default coping mechanism. It is simpler than navigating nuances in a complex world.
I love the debate and definitely agree with some of what you are saying, BUT Putin is not safe. Nor is trump, Kim jong Un, Hitler, or any of the fascist leaning leaders. They are NOT safe. Period.