Since completing Hatreds We Love, my book on the psychology of political tribalism, one particular set of questions has lingered in my mind: In an authoritarian movement, such as that organized around Donald Trump, how is the collective power of the tribe reconciled with the absolute power of the aspiring autocrat?
Jim Jones. Pol Pot. Papa Doc Duvalier. Evangelical but not necessarily Xtian leaders. Cults based in the fear of god’s disapproval and feeling that only an external priest or leader can direct your life.
Jim Jones. Pol Pot. Papa Doc Duvalier. Evangelical but not necessarily Xtian leaders. Cults based in the fear of god’s disapproval and feeling that only an external priest or leader can direct your life.