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Banal but brutal: Career anxiety is a driving force behind authoritarianism (news.ku.dk)

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Why do some people become the dictators' most brutal agents? And why do others overthrow them in a coup? The new research published in the book ‘Making a Career in Dictatorship: The Secret Logic behind Repression and Coups’ offers a surprising answer: it is not about fanaticism or sadism – but about the fear that one's own career is stalling.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Let it be the last agency that ever hires them.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

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