This is an intriguing article, and really focuses in on our American Authoritarianism and trump's hold over it.
Thanks for sharing... I'll have to read it a couple of times to sink in- but it answers a lot of the "why would anyone listen to trump" questions and expands the role in our society that trump fills.
If we can understand it... we can combat it with more successful actions.
@QueenOfEverything the conclusions provide a good TLDR.
The challenge is that I greatly appreciate this psychological approach, but when I get to the end of each one… it’s always the same - Trump can’t be changed or cured…. For the love of our Country- don’t vote for the Crazy OLD ORANGE MAN!
Interesting. Historical & socio/psychological theory. Some inaccuracies IMO like when talking about Joe McCarthy carrying on until the 1960's."On December 2, 1954, the Senate voted to censure McCarthy by a vote of 67–22, making him one of the few senators ever to be disciplined in this fashion. He continued to rally against communism and socialism until his death at the age of 48 at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, on May 2, 1957
@Gladari I don't think they're suggesting that McCarthy himself was around in the 60s but that the Res Scare persisted. It certainly continued to influence large swaths of the American public. The HUAC itself wasn't abolished until 1975!
Aha! And JFK had his own Red issues to deal with - Bay of Pigs & Cuban Missile Crisis. Not exactly McCarthy, but...
@hallmarc
Yes! Quite a good read, thanks for the link!