As most of the media — and the country — is laser focused on the president’s poor debate performance, a handful of outspoken analysts have wondered: Where is the same scrutiny of Donald Trump? Kelly Rissman reports
That was not my intent. Sorry if it came off that way. Displaced anger can be curbed.
Autocratic leaders rely on displacement as a way to divide groups and redirect anger that could potentially be directed at government leadership. Helping to displace anger is cited in a 10-point checklist on how to become an authoritarian leader. A review of the history of any autocracy highlights such displacement, accompanied by fueling fear, as a core strategy for strengthening and maintaining authority.
Being a condescending prick doesn’t improve your position. Piss off.
That was not my intent. Sorry if it came off that way. Displaced anger can be curbed.
Correction: pedantic condescending prick.
Just trying to help.