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Are we hardwired to fall for autocrats? (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 5 days ago (3 children)

It’s human nature to trust strongmen

not mine

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

nooo you should say its natural so all their actions will be justified

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Word. Also it’s not even remotely true, as history, anthropology and archaeology have all shown us.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I only trust physically weak men who have a complex and nuanced view of things and have a hard time making decisions.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I only trust people who get stomach aches when faced with stressful ethical dilemmas.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Our new leader!

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 days ago

Well, considering both the left and the right are self-dealing pieces of shit, I would rather have a clueless pot head than an ambitious asshole. I'm a libertarian socialist. Everything I want to do to empower myself is illegal. Death to the Empire