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THERE ARE NO DICTATORS WITHOUT FOLLOWERS
Since the dawn of civilization, the world has raised more than a few dictators to lead countries, cults, extremist religions and fiefdoms. Most of us loathe, fear and want to destroy them...and yet they often survive long enough to cause great physical and moral destruction. Tragically, we create and support these monsters in many ways. Can we prevent menacing dictators from ascending to power? Yes- we can. We must study history, fortify ourselves, not give in to fear mongering and hate, and commit ourselves to social and democratic processes we trust. At the very least, we must recognize dictators before they compromise and destroy other people's lives.
THE DICTATORS
They Emerge in a Social and Economic Context
Some of the worst dictators in the world surfaced after catastrophic economic crises, famines or wars. People believed them because they wanted an explanation for the chaos in their time of need. They also wanted a "strong" or "decisive" leader. Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein, Mao Tse Tung, Idi Amin, Osama Bin Laden and countless sadistic dictators in Africa surfaced when their people were vulnerable, needy and unable to see the lies, deception and cruelty for what they were. All these dictators controlled information sources and spread their own propaganda for nefarious purposes.
They Are Charismatic
Dictators are often charismatic and somewhat hypnotic in the way they act and speak. They have a seemingly endless amount of confidence in their own ideas. Typically- dictators don't show their vulnerabilities. They barrel through with their plans and don't look back. They are undaunted by failure and their confidence inspires the people who follow them. They don't often ask people what they think - unless they already know what they want them to say in response. They are narcissists with control problems.
They Write Manifestos
Dictators write manifestos or rule books of some kind - for people to study, learn and follow their thoughts and beliefs. With their manifestos and followers, dictators seek to control the multitudes - beyond their own personal sphere of acquaintances and friends. They speak through recordings, performances and communications to the masses - though they can't meet everyone.
They Teach
Dictators offer fantastic ideas, explanations and plans that promise everything and deliver little if anything at all. They instruct like teachers but they don't want people to think deeply or vote. Their plans are flawed by design. They tell people what to do at home and at work as well as in public. They teach but they don't ultimately want people to learn the truth about the world and them. They want people to keep needing their unique and misleading lessons about themselves, the world and ways of behaving at home, work and in society.
They Appear Sympathetic Toward Their Own Kind
Dictators can read people's personalities and will use this skill to find "good" followers. Dictators care what their followers initially believe, so they can tailor a sympathetic message that will influence their way of thinking. They are also looking for followers who are easily influenced and influential in their communities. They draw similarities between themselves and their new followers to solidify the relationship. Loyalty is everything to them. With loyalty, they are very adept at controlling the thoughts, opinions and actions of those around them. In time, they can even contradict themselves, bully or not fulfill their promises and this won't matter much at all to their loyal followers. Dictators enlist more and more loyal followers who, in turn, promise to teach the dictator's ideas as brethren. These followers want their dictators to succeed - though they would never see them as "dictators".
They Inspire Fear
Dictators paint pictures for people so they can panic while imagining fearful threats from "evil outsiders". Dictators present themselves as saviours. They can seem all-powerful to their followers. They will show their "paternalistic anger" toward real or imagined threats to demonstrate and justify their need for greater power.
Dictators may remind people of their own fears or they may conjure demons from the outside and use heavy force so that people will follow them out of fear - even if they don't like them. Dictators don't care too deeply if people dislike them because they barrel through, reject, strongly oppose and destroy all strong competitors and doubters. Their primary objective is to build respect and grow fear among their followers to increase their power over others. They will ultimately offer salvation to their most "worthy and devoted" followers . Worth and devotion is generally spelled out and can be proven to dictators with "faithful acts".
THE FOLLOWERS
They Are Not Us
Who are the people who believe and become brainwashed by strong leaders who preach false fantastic ideas and solutions? We rarely suspect that we'd be vulnerable to the thoughts and ideas of dictators- however they control the masses with their visionary promises.
They Are Distracted and Busy
Dictators target followers that are typically distracted and are unsure of themselves and what they know. Followers are confounded by their own schedules, life problems and relationships. They feel overwhelmed and in need of direction and assistance. They want an explanation for their unfair circumstances. They want more than anything to find a modern miracle to save them.
They Are Vulnerable
Tough economic times, disasters and sorrow - all make most people very vulnerable. Poorly informed thoughtless or badly educated people- might be more easily influenced by fantastic, subversive and self- serving Ideas propagated by dictators.
Persons who don't otherwise have strong beliefs, feel disempowered, are physically, mentally and economically vulnerable and don't read or have access to good information, or education- they are all much easier to control.
They Want A Hero They Can Believe In
Followers believe confident and passionate people who can tell a good story, offer explanations for problems and provide plans to solve problems. Many people learn from childhood that they can be saved by authorities, magical people and heroes. In our classic fairy tales, myths and religion, we've learned that there are all-knowing beings (seen and unseen) both in and beyond the world who can rise to challenge and defeat all our threats and enemies. They can swoop in - when we need them most - and save us or at least make us better. Followers look for something to believe- even if it's not possible.
They Are Fearful of Others and Prone to Hate
Dictators primarily appeal to people who are fearful and in need of a miracle solution. If a dictator blames certain villains or "evil doers" for the crises in the world- followers are prone to believe them and join groups to fight the "good fight" against evil, as defined by the dictator.
Followers are not happy, genuinely satisfied, educated, well-fed and safe. In fact, these people are more likely to get angry, fortify themselves, fight and demand greater leadership from their dictators to protect themselves. In lieu of other perceived solutions(or lack of choices) they are ready, willing and able to "fight the good fight". The dictator simplifies the choices for them. If they eventually receive some promised rewards, but not all, they will be more likely to deeply believe their dictators' messages.
People who believe in dictators and follow their traps, may eventually realize their mistakes - but by then- they may be permanently stuck in a helpless struggle without money, power, land and like-minded people to fight off destructive forces.
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Re: Fascism: Why do people follow dictators?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog ... g-dictator
As a democratically elected leader, getting absolute power is no easy feat. Just look at Hitler, or more recently, at Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, Eritrea's Isayas Afwrki (voted by the Bayto He arrested and Executed later), Russia’s Putin, or Turkey’s Erdogan. Here are some helpful tips for a prolonged iron rule.
1. Expand your power base through nepotism and corruption.
This is not just a tactic adopted in third world countries. Scandals like Bridgegate, Koreagate, Monicagate and Watergate demonstrate that the powerful will always find ways to abuse their privileges. Be warned, though: You will eventually be rumbled, so corruption tends to work only in the short term.
The lesson: Make sure to surround yourself with loyal kin who you can trust to do what’s best for you and your family.
2. Instigate a monopoly on the use of force to curb public protest.
Dictators cannot survive for long without disarming the people and [deleted] up the military. Former dictators such as Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, Mobutu Sese Seko of the Congo, and Idi Amin of Uganda were high-ranked army officers who co-opted the military in order to overthrow democracies in favour of dictatorships. Yet democracies are not always more popular than dictatorships. In reality, people prefer dictatorships if the alternative is chaos. This explains the nostalgia for rulers like Stalin and Mao, who were mass murderers but who provided social order. One retired middle-ranking official in Beijing told the Asia Times: "I earned less than 100 yuan a month in Mao's time. I could barely save each month but I never worried about anything. My work unit would take care of everything for me: housing, medical care, and my children's education, though there were no luxuries…Now I receive 3,000 yuan as a [monthly] pension, but I have to count every penny—everything is so expensive and no one will take care of me now if I fall ill."
Indeed, when given the choice in an experiment, people will desert an unstructured group (analogous to an anything-goes society) and seek the order of a "punishing regime," which has the authority to identify and reprimand cheats. This lawlessness can be seen in hunter-gatherer tribes, too. When anthropologists visited a New Guinea tribe, they found that a third of males suffered a violent death.
The lesson: Any aspiring dictator who restores order, even through coercion, is likely to earn the gratitude of his people.
3. Curry favour by providing public goods efficiently and generously.
Benevolent dictatorship was practised by Lee Kuan Yew, prime minister of Singapore for 31 years. Lee believed that ordinary people could not be entrusted with power because it would corrupt them, and that economics was the major stabilizing force in society. To this end, he effectively eliminated all opposition by using his constitutional powers to detain suspects without trial for two years without the right of appeal. To implement his economic policies, Lee allowed only one political party, one newspaper, one trade union movement, and one language.
Socially, Lee encouraged people to uphold the family system, discipline their children, be more courteous, and avoid pornography. As well as setting up a government dating service for single graduates, he urged people to take better aim in public toilets and handed out hefty fines for littering. Singaporeans tolerated these restrictions on their freedom because they valued their economic security more. On this point, Lee did not disappoint, turning Singapore into one of the world's wealthiest countries (per capita).
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The lesson: Restore the economy and develop large infrastructural projects that create a lot of jobs; it will strengthen your power base.
4. Get rid of your political enemies...
...or, more cleverly, embrace them in the hope that the bear hug will neutralize them. Zimbabwe’s former dictator Mugabe abandoned the unpopular practice of murdering political rivals and instead bribed them, with political office, for their support. Idi Amin, who came to power in Uganda after a military coup, stuck with the murderous route: During his eight years at the top, he is estimated to have killed between 80,000 and 300,000 people. His victims included cabinet ministers, judicial figures, bankers, intellectuals, journalists, and a former prime minister. At the lower end of the scale, that's a hit rate of 27 executions a day.
The lesson: Keep your political enemies close to you.
5. Create and defeat a common enemy.
By facing down Nazi Germany, Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Stalin sealed their reputations as great leaders. Legendary warlords such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon were military geniuses who expanded their countries' territories through invading their neighbours. Dictatorships feed on wars and other external threats because these justify their existence—swift military action requires a central command-and-control structure.
More than half of 20th-century rulers engaged in battles at some point during their reign, either as aggressors or defenders. Among dictators, the proportion rises to 88 per cent. Democratic rulers find this tactic more difficult to adopt because most wars are unpopular with voters. To attract support, the ruler must be perceived as a defender, not a warmonger. The former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher received a lucky boost to her popularity after Argentina, a military dwarf, invaded the British-owned Falkland Islands; she triumphed over her Argentine enemies. Another former British PM, Tony Blair, was not so lucky. Although the 9/11 attacks did much to strengthen his government, his decision to attack Iraq (ostensibly to defend Britain from a long-range missile attack) sullied his legacy.
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The lesson: Start a war when your position as leader becomes insecure. Having generals in top political posts will certainly help.
6. Accumulate power by manipulating the hearts and minds of your citizens.
One of the first actions of any aspiring dictator should be to control the free flow of information, because it plugs a potential channel of criticism. Turn the media into a propaganda machine for your regime like Hitler did and Erdogan does now. Other leaders, such as Myanmar's ruling junta, shut down media outlets completely. Democratically elected leaders are somewhat more restrained, but if they have enough powers, they can rig an election or do away with meddlesome journalists (like Vladimir Putin's Russia) or, if money is no object, build their own media empire.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi owned nearly half the Italian media, encompassing national television channels, radio stations, newspapers and magazines. Unsurprisingly, these outlets carefully managed Berlusconi's public image and shielded him from criticism. Aspiring dictators should note that muzzling the media is most effective in an ordered society: A 2007 poll of more than 11,000 people in 14 countries, on behalf of the BBC, found that 40 per cent of respondents across countries from India to Finland thought social harmony was more important than press freedom.
The lesson: Control the media or, even better, own the media. It’s as simple as that.
article continues after advertisement
7. Create an ideology to justify an exalted position.
Throughout history, leaders have used—or in some cases invented—an ideology to legitimize their power. In the original chiefdoms like Hawaii, the chiefs were both political leaders and priests, who claimed to be communicating with the gods in order to bring about a generous harvest. Conveniently, this ideology often passed as an explanation of why the chief should occupy the role for life, and why the post should pass to the chief's descendants. Accordingly, these chiefdoms spent much time and effort building temples and other religious institutions, to give a formal structure to the chief's power.
Henry VIII of England started his own religion when the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. He created the Church of England, appointed himself Supreme Head and granted his own annulment. Other ideologies include personality cults such as Mao-ism or Stalinism; some serve to unite a nation divided by ethnicity, religion or language.
The lesson: Build buildings and erect statues in your honor, and get the Church on your side.
As a democratically elected leader, getting absolute power is no easy feat. Just look at Hitler, or more recently, at Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, Eritrea's Isayas Afwrki (voted by the Bayto He arrested and Executed later), Russia’s Putin, or Turkey’s Erdogan. Here are some helpful tips for a prolonged iron rule.
1. Expand your power base through nepotism and corruption.
This is not just a tactic adopted in third world countries. Scandals like Bridgegate, Koreagate, Monicagate and Watergate demonstrate that the powerful will always find ways to abuse their privileges. Be warned, though: You will eventually be rumbled, so corruption tends to work only in the short term.
The lesson: Make sure to surround yourself with loyal kin who you can trust to do what’s best for you and your family.
2. Instigate a monopoly on the use of force to curb public protest.
Dictators cannot survive for long without disarming the people and [deleted] up the military. Former dictators such as Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, Mobutu Sese Seko of the Congo, and Idi Amin of Uganda were high-ranked army officers who co-opted the military in order to overthrow democracies in favour of dictatorships. Yet democracies are not always more popular than dictatorships. In reality, people prefer dictatorships if the alternative is chaos. This explains the nostalgia for rulers like Stalin and Mao, who were mass murderers but who provided social order. One retired middle-ranking official in Beijing told the Asia Times: "I earned less than 100 yuan a month in Mao's time. I could barely save each month but I never worried about anything. My work unit would take care of everything for me: housing, medical care, and my children's education, though there were no luxuries…Now I receive 3,000 yuan as a [monthly] pension, but I have to count every penny—everything is so expensive and no one will take care of me now if I fall ill."
Indeed, when given the choice in an experiment, people will desert an unstructured group (analogous to an anything-goes society) and seek the order of a "punishing regime," which has the authority to identify and reprimand cheats. This lawlessness can be seen in hunter-gatherer tribes, too. When anthropologists visited a New Guinea tribe, they found that a third of males suffered a violent death.
The lesson: Any aspiring dictator who restores order, even through coercion, is likely to earn the gratitude of his people.
3. Curry favour by providing public goods efficiently and generously.
Benevolent dictatorship was practised by Lee Kuan Yew, prime minister of Singapore for 31 years. Lee believed that ordinary people could not be entrusted with power because it would corrupt them, and that economics was the major stabilizing force in society. To this end, he effectively eliminated all opposition by using his constitutional powers to detain suspects without trial for two years without the right of appeal. To implement his economic policies, Lee allowed only one political party, one newspaper, one trade union movement, and one language.
Socially, Lee encouraged people to uphold the family system, discipline their children, be more courteous, and avoid pornography. As well as setting up a government dating service for single graduates, he urged people to take better aim in public toilets and handed out hefty fines for littering. Singaporeans tolerated these restrictions on their freedom because they valued their economic security more. On this point, Lee did not disappoint, turning Singapore into one of the world's wealthiest countries (per capita).
article continues after advertisement
The lesson: Restore the economy and develop large infrastructural projects that create a lot of jobs; it will strengthen your power base.
4. Get rid of your political enemies...
...or, more cleverly, embrace them in the hope that the bear hug will neutralize them. Zimbabwe’s former dictator Mugabe abandoned the unpopular practice of murdering political rivals and instead bribed them, with political office, for their support. Idi Amin, who came to power in Uganda after a military coup, stuck with the murderous route: During his eight years at the top, he is estimated to have killed between 80,000 and 300,000 people. His victims included cabinet ministers, judicial figures, bankers, intellectuals, journalists, and a former prime minister. At the lower end of the scale, that's a hit rate of 27 executions a day.
The lesson: Keep your political enemies close to you.
5. Create and defeat a common enemy.
By facing down Nazi Germany, Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Stalin sealed their reputations as great leaders. Legendary warlords such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon were military geniuses who expanded their countries' territories through invading their neighbours. Dictatorships feed on wars and other external threats because these justify their existence—swift military action requires a central command-and-control structure.
More than half of 20th-century rulers engaged in battles at some point during their reign, either as aggressors or defenders. Among dictators, the proportion rises to 88 per cent. Democratic rulers find this tactic more difficult to adopt because most wars are unpopular with voters. To attract support, the ruler must be perceived as a defender, not a warmonger. The former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher received a lucky boost to her popularity after Argentina, a military dwarf, invaded the British-owned Falkland Islands; she triumphed over her Argentine enemies. Another former British PM, Tony Blair, was not so lucky. Although the 9/11 attacks did much to strengthen his government, his decision to attack Iraq (ostensibly to defend Britain from a long-range missile attack) sullied his legacy.
article continues after advertisement
The lesson: Start a war when your position as leader becomes insecure. Having generals in top political posts will certainly help.
6. Accumulate power by manipulating the hearts and minds of your citizens.
One of the first actions of any aspiring dictator should be to control the free flow of information, because it plugs a potential channel of criticism. Turn the media into a propaganda machine for your regime like Hitler did and Erdogan does now. Other leaders, such as Myanmar's ruling junta, shut down media outlets completely. Democratically elected leaders are somewhat more restrained, but if they have enough powers, they can rig an election or do away with meddlesome journalists (like Vladimir Putin's Russia) or, if money is no object, build their own media empire.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi owned nearly half the Italian media, encompassing national television channels, radio stations, newspapers and magazines. Unsurprisingly, these outlets carefully managed Berlusconi's public image and shielded him from criticism. Aspiring dictators should note that muzzling the media is most effective in an ordered society: A 2007 poll of more than 11,000 people in 14 countries, on behalf of the BBC, found that 40 per cent of respondents across countries from India to Finland thought social harmony was more important than press freedom.
The lesson: Control the media or, even better, own the media. It’s as simple as that.
article continues after advertisement
7. Create an ideology to justify an exalted position.
Throughout history, leaders have used—or in some cases invented—an ideology to legitimize their power. In the original chiefdoms like Hawaii, the chiefs were both political leaders and priests, who claimed to be communicating with the gods in order to bring about a generous harvest. Conveniently, this ideology often passed as an explanation of why the chief should occupy the role for life, and why the post should pass to the chief's descendants. Accordingly, these chiefdoms spent much time and effort building temples and other religious institutions, to give a formal structure to the chief's power.
Henry VIII of England started his own religion when the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. He created the Church of England, appointed himself Supreme Head and granted his own annulment. Other ideologies include personality cults such as Mao-ism or Stalinism; some serve to unite a nation divided by ethnicity, religion or language.
The lesson: Build buildings and erect statues in your honor, and get the Church on your side.
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Re: Fascism: Why do people follow dictators?
It makes me cry,this is what happened to us.pastlast wrote: ↑27 Jul 2019, 03:50https://www.quora.com/Fascism-Why-do-pe ... -dictators
THERE ARE NO DICTATORS WITHOUT FOLLOWERS
Since the dawn of civilization, the world has raised more than a few dictators to lead countries, cults, extremist religions and fiefdoms. Most of us loathe, fear and want to destroy them...and yet they often survive long enough to cause great physical and moral destruction. Tragically, we create and support these monsters in many ways. Can we prevent menacing dictators from ascending to power? Yes- we can. We must study history, fortify ourselves, not give in to fear mongering and hate, and commit ourselves to social and democratic processes we trust. At the very least, we must recognize dictators before they compromise and destroy other people's lives.
THE DICTATORS
They Emerge in a Social and Economic Context
Some of the worst dictators in the world surfaced after catastrophic economic crises, famines or wars. People believed them because they wanted an explanation for the chaos in their time of need. They also wanted a "strong" or "decisive" leader. Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein, Mao Tse Tung, Idi Amin, Osama Bin Laden and countless sadistic dictators in Africa surfaced when their people were vulnerable, needy and unable to see the lies, deception and cruelty for what they were. All these dictators controlled information sources and spread their own propaganda for nefarious purposes.
They Are Charismatic
Dictators are often charismatic and somewhat hypnotic in the way they act and speak. They have a seemingly endless amount of confidence in their own ideas. Typically- dictators don't show their vulnerabilities. They barrel through with their plans and don't look back. They are undaunted by failure and their confidence inspires the people who follow them. They don't often ask people what they think - unless they already know what they want them to say in response. They are narcissists with control problems.
They Write Manifestos
Dictators write manifestos or rule books of some kind - for people to study, learn and follow their thoughts and beliefs. With their manifestos and followers, dictators seek to control the multitudes - beyond their own personal sphere of acquaintances and friends. They speak through recordings, performances and communications to the masses - though they can't meet everyone.
They Teach
Dictators offer fantastic ideas, explanations and plans that promise everything and deliver little if anything at all. They instruct like teachers but they don't want people to think deeply or vote. Their plans are flawed by design. They tell people what to do at home and at work as well as in public. They teach but they don't ultimately want people to learn the truth about the world and them. They want people to keep needing their unique and misleading lessons about themselves, the world and ways of behaving at home, work and in society.
They Appear Sympathetic Toward Their Own Kind
Dictators can read people's personalities and will use this skill to find "good" followers. Dictators care what their followers initially believe, so they can tailor a sympathetic message that will influence their way of thinking. They are also looking for followers who are easily influenced and influential in their communities. They draw similarities between themselves and their new followers to solidify the relationship. Loyalty is everything to them. With loyalty, they are very adept at controlling the thoughts, opinions and actions of those around them. In time, they can even contradict themselves, bully or not fulfill their promises and this won't matter much at all to their loyal followers. Dictators enlist more and more loyal followers who, in turn, promise to teach the dictator's ideas as brethren. These followers want their dictators to succeed - though they would never see them as "dictators".
They Inspire Fear
Dictators paint pictures for people so they can panic while imagining fearful threats from "evil outsiders". Dictators present themselves as saviours. They can seem all-powerful to their followers. They will show their "paternalistic anger" toward real or imagined threats to demonstrate and justify their need for greater power.
Dictators may remind people of their own fears or they may conjure demons from the outside and use heavy force so that people will follow them out of fear - even if they don't like them. Dictators don't care too deeply if people dislike them because they barrel through, reject, strongly oppose and destroy all strong competitors and doubters. Their primary objective is to build respect and grow fear among their followers to increase their power over others. They will ultimately offer salvation to their most "worthy and devoted" followers . Worth and devotion is generally spelled out and can be proven to dictators with "faithful acts".
THE FOLLOWERS
They Are Not Us
Who are the people who believe and become brainwashed by strong leaders who preach false fantastic ideas and solutions? We rarely suspect that we'd be vulnerable to the thoughts and ideas of dictators- however they control the masses with their visionary promises.
They Are Distracted and Busy
Dictators target followers that are typically distracted and are unsure of themselves and what they know. Followers are confounded by their own schedules, life problems and relationships. They feel overwhelmed and in need of direction and assistance. They want an explanation for their unfair circumstances. They want more than anything to find a modern miracle to save them.
They Are Vulnerable
Tough economic times, disasters and sorrow - all make most people very vulnerable. Poorly informed thoughtless or badly educated people- might be more easily influenced by fantastic, subversive and self- serving Ideas propagated by dictators.
Persons who don't otherwise have strong beliefs, feel disempowered, are physically, mentally and economically vulnerable and don't read or have access to good information, or education- they are all much easier to control.
They Want A Hero They Can Believe In
Followers believe confident and passionate people who can tell a good story, offer explanations for problems and provide plans to solve problems. Many people learn from childhood that they can be saved by authorities, magical people and heroes. In our classic fairy tales, myths and religion, we've learned that there are all-knowing beings (seen and unseen) both in and beyond the world who can rise to challenge and defeat all our threats and enemies. They can swoop in - when we need them most - and save us or at least make us better. Followers look for something to believe- even if it's not possible.
They Are Fearful of Others and Prone to Hate
Dictators primarily appeal to people who are fearful and in need of a miracle solution. If a dictator blames certain villains or "evil doers" for the crises in the world- followers are prone to believe them and join groups to fight the "good fight" against evil, as defined by the dictator.
Followers are not happy, genuinely satisfied, educated, well-fed and safe. In fact, these people are more likely to get angry, fortify themselves, fight and demand greater leadership from their dictators to protect themselves. In lieu of other perceived solutions(or lack of choices) they are ready, willing and able to "fight the good fight". The dictator simplifies the choices for them. If they eventually receive some promised rewards, but not all, they will be more likely to deeply believe their dictators' messages.
People who believe in dictators and follow their traps, may eventually realize their mistakes - but by then- they may be permanently stuck in a helpless struggle without money, power, land and like-minded people to fight off destructive forces.
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Re: Fascism: Why do people follow dictators?
Dictators Inspire Fear: - Absolutely Correct !!
Dictators paint pictures for people so they can panic while imagining fearful threats from "evil outsiders". Dictators present themselves as saviors. They can seem all-powerful to their followers. They will show their "paternalistic anger" toward real or imagined threats to demonstrate and justify their need for greater power.
Dictators may remind people of their own fears or they may conjure demons from the outside and use heavy force so that people will follow them out of fear - even if they don't like them. Dictators don't care too deeply if people dislike them because they barrel through, reject, strongly oppose and destroy all strong competitors and doubters. Their primary objective is to build respect and grow fear among their followers to increase their power over others. They will ultimately offer salvation to their most "worthy and devoted" followers . Worth and devotion is generally spelled out and can be proven to dictators with "faithful acts".
The imbeciles, Paid Agents and the enslaved B!TCHES of Dictators - ala Hawzen The Cheap B!TCH of Wedi Mehn Berad disseminate such crap to create Fear in the Mind of Eritreans "that gloom and doom would happen if the Dictator had to go".
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Re: Fascism: Why do people follow dictators?
I am of the opinion that the dude who sports the nick "hawzien" has close blood relationship with the ruthless dictator. Had he have an iota of eritrean blood running in his veins, he wouldn't have been so indifferent to the plight of eritreans.
Even other wedi medhin's enablers here are somewhat reserved and we don't read them blabbering childish diatribe such as..the lion of gelemele...the george washington of gelemele..the killer of gelemele...wezete.
Having said that..
I don't see any difference between him and that idiot who poses here as toj wojale or whatever. One feels like vomiting when one reads their idiotic diatribe.
P.S. Getsom tirHaQ izom chekanat, timal..timal bizuHat meniseyat eritrawiyan ab baHri tiHilom, maAkanat zena Alem kaa bizaAbeom yizareb allo as we speak. Iziom goHafat kaa...the lion of gelemele..the gelemele inabelu neti Qendi tenQi wedi medhin kimeigisu yiwiElu abzi nay amhara website.
Cry eritrea.
Even other wedi medhin's enablers here are somewhat reserved and we don't read them blabbering childish diatribe such as..the lion of gelemele...the george washington of gelemele..the killer of gelemele...wezete.
Having said that..
I don't see any difference between him and that idiot who poses here as toj wojale or whatever. One feels like vomiting when one reads their idiotic diatribe.
P.S. Getsom tirHaQ izom chekanat, timal..timal bizuHat meniseyat eritrawiyan ab baHri tiHilom, maAkanat zena Alem kaa bizaAbeom yizareb allo as we speak. Iziom goHafat kaa...the lion of gelemele..the gelemele inabelu neti Qendi tenQi wedi medhin kimeigisu yiwiElu abzi nay amhara website.
Cry eritrea.
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kerenite
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Re: Fascism: Why do people follow dictators?
I am of the opinion that the dude who sports the nick "hawzien" has close blood relationship with the ruthless dictator. Had he have an iota of eritrean blood running in his veins, he wouldn't have been so indifferent to the plight of eritreans.
Even other wedi medhin's enablers here are somewhat reserved and we don't read them blabbering childish diatribe such as..the lion of gelemele...the george washington of gelemele..the killer of gelemele...wezete.
Having said that..
I don't see any difference between him and that idiot who poses here as toj wojale or whatever. One feels like vomiting when one reads their idiotic diatribe.
P.S. Getsom tirHaQ izom chekanat, timal..timal bizuHat meniseyat eritrawiyan ab baHri tiHilom, maAkanat zena Alem kaa bizaAbeom yizareb allo as we speak. Iziom goHafat kaa...the lion of gelemele..the gelemele inabelu neti Qendi tenQi wedi medhin kimeigisu yiwiElu abzi nay amhara website.
Cry eritrea.
Even other wedi medhin's enablers here are somewhat reserved and we don't read them blabbering childish diatribe such as..the lion of gelemele...the george washington of gelemele..the killer of gelemele...wezete.
Having said that..
I don't see any difference between him and that idiot who poses here as toj wojale or whatever. One feels like vomiting when one reads their idiotic diatribe.
P.S. Getsom tirHaQ izom chekanat, timal..timal bizuHat meniseyat eritrawiyan ab baHri tiHilom, maAkanat zena Alem kaa bizaAbeom yizareb allo as we speak. Iziom goHafat kaa...the lion of gelemele..the gelemele inabelu neti Qendi tenQi wedi medhin kimeigisu yiwiElu abzi nay amhara website.
Cry eritrea.