Study finds that people vote for strongman "dominance" leaders when they they feel out of control of their lives

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Generic 2016 US Election Cycle Recycling Bin

TLDW version: David Souter, talking four years ago, arguing that the greatest danger to the American Republic was the rise of a dictator, accepted by the majority of the electorate and the Congress, called for because major problems are going unsolved and the people can’t figure out who’s responsible. Souter appears to be arguing that ignorance is to blame, but the argument would also apply to a situation in which corruption undermined democracy. Who is “responsible” when politicians are bough…

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