How to Listen to Authoritarians (Without Losing Your Mind)

How to Listen to Authoritarians (Without Losing Your Mind)

The Power Principle Nobody seems to know: should we believe them, or not? Should we take authoritarians literally, but not seriously - or vice versa? But if we can't get the answer right, this state of affairs will only get worse.

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This is a pretty spot on assessment of Trump's communication style and why it's so confounding.

Authoritarians tell the truth about the future.

Authoritarians lie about the past.

I personally did expect that he would win the election by the time we got to it but I did not think he would be able to get anything done.

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