(Credit to Mike Luckovitch) During a fascinating podcast with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, colleague Rachel Maddow made an interesting point, supported by multiple historic references. She observed that autocrats or fascists like Mussolini and Hitler didn’t sway the masses because of their charisma or potent rhetoric. Rather, she posited, the masses had the predisposition toward autocracy or fascism and the “leader” was opportunistically in the right place at the right time.
You explained and nailed this point - clear, concise and deadly accurate.
The problem is that, even if every MAGAt read this, they wouldn't change their behavior or opinions. That's because they feel entitled to feel entitled, because they MUST be better than those "Others", so why shouldn't they push the others down.
Steven,
You explained and nailed this point - clear, concise and deadly accurate.
The problem is that, even if every MAGAt read this, they wouldn't change their behavior or opinions. That's because they feel entitled to feel entitled, because they MUST be better than those "Others", so why shouldn't they push the others down.