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The Psychological Dynamic That Enables Dictators To Remain In Power
We (the people) have a personal responsibility that we need to acknowledge.
Do you ever wonder why we humans, often seem attracted to powerful people?
Do you also wonder why some are willing to give up their freedom for the sake of stability and protection?
I don’t know about you, but it really makes my blood boil every time I hear someone speaking with that absurd mentality.
We are always quick to vilify dictators, yet we seem to forget about the responsibility we have for their existence.
So I thought there must be some type of psychological explanation to that and I was right.
The Confirmation Bias
This is a big one. It’s the most obvious explanation for the sickening support of people to dictatorships. They are essentially blinded by their cognitive laziness and dictators know exactly how to take advantage of that.
The confirmation bias is a very common thing and it can be interpreted as a “wishful thinking” that makes people prone to believe ONLY what they want to believe.
