Authoritarian Nightmare

The Ongoing Threat of Trump's Followers / Trump and His Followers

by John W. Dean and Bob Altemeyer

Publisher: Melville House

John Dean, of Watergate fame, joined with Bob Altemeter, an expert on authoritarianism, to look at the entirety of the Trump phenomenon, using psychological and social science studies, as well as polling analyses, to understand Donald Trump’s followers. How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him, even when he acts against their interests?

John Dean interview on Democracy Now

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