Albright thinks fascism may stem from impatience (interview, Obama, economy)

[Clarallel]

Madelein Albright has a new book out, Fascism: A Warning

https://www.harpercollins.com/978006...cism-a-warning

(and is doing a book tour - in case she's in your town, and that kind of thing interests you).

She said something I found interesting - and said it again in a television interview.

She said that people turn to fascism when they they feel that democratic institutions don't work quickly enough. In other words, when the economy is poor, or people can't find jobs, or they feel downtrodden by the upper classes, they get impatient with the procedural options available to them and instead yearn for an authoritarian strongman who promises quick relief (e.g. "I alone can fix it!").

It's certainly true that people expect instant fixes. I couldn't understand how people imagined that Obama could magically fix Bush's recession quickly, as if they didn't know how long the Great Depression lasted. So maybe the blind, uncritical love of Trump is a result of the recession.

[saltine]

Telling women- “There’s a special place in hell..” Albright? Does she have any credibility left? Did she have any to begin with? Yeah, I think she’s a good one to present this subject- NOT

[beb0p]

Originally Posted by Clarallel

She said that people turn to fascism when they they feel that democratic institutions don't work quickly enough. In other words, when the economy is poor, or people can't find jobs, or they feel downtrodden by the upper classes, they get impatient with the procedural options available to them and instead yearn for an authoritarian strongman who promises quick relief (e.g. "I alone can fix it!").

It's certainly true that people expect instant fixes. I couldn't understand how people imagined that Obama could magically fix Bush's recession quickly, as if they didn't know how long the Great Depression lasted. So maybe the blind, uncritical love of Trump is a result of the recession.

It's the eternal struggle between two opposing system of government. When people feels that one is failing them, they turn to the other. At least those who are on the extreme end. Albright calls these people impatient, I don't think many of them are necessary impatient; I think many have always been skeptical/dislike democracy and are just looking for excuses to activate the system they found most appealing, in this case fascism.

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