Authoritarianism Expert Says Donald Trump Is Doing The Exact Thing That Never Ends Well

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat says Donald Trump is falling into the same trap that has undone authoritarian-minded leaders throughout history.

Despite declining approval ratings, Ben-Ghiat argued in a guest essay for The New York Times that the president is making the age-old error of believing his own hype.

“I have seen this brand of strongman megalomania and the adverse effects it can ultimately have on leaders and their governments,” wrote Ben-Ghiat, the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present.”

Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history at New York University, described the phenomenon as “autocratic backfire.” It occurs when leaders “cut themselves off from expert advice and objective feedback,” “promulgate unscrutinized policies that fail” and then “double down and engage in even riskier behavior,” she said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/authoritarianism-expert-says-donald-trump-110415476.html

Instead of experts Trump has surrounded himself with sycophants and ass kissers.

[dweller]

1. That kind of behavior

could end up leaving him hanging

😐



✌🏻

[chicoescuela]

2. I seem to lean toward French Revolution style

But yours is fine too

[DBoon]

6. like from a gas station, along with Melania?

[cally]

3. Hope

[Cha]

4. Surrounded himself with Nazis Miller & Putin.

“autocratic backfire.”

Like that.. TY

[highplainsdem]

5. This is an evil regime, but it's also incompetent. Trump is so stupid and narcissistic that he is

incapable of choosing good aides and officials. This regime would be a sitcom if it was just fiction and didn't have real power. As it is, they're wielding power ineffectively, creating backlash and a stronger resistance every day.

[leftstreet]

7. DURec