Originally Posted by
sukumvit boy
"And still people want to believe in the strong man, as if he were a redeemer, a messiah..."
Alas , when will we ever learn... these very same issues have been much on my mind lately . Prompted , no doubt , by the US and Philippine elections .
I am not prepared at this time to address the first issue , that being where this need for a redeemer is coming from . It would be glib to blame our Judo-Christian mind set since history shows that it predates that and is seen across many cultures even tribal hunter-gatherers. Good subject for further reading.
However , with regard to the psychology that drives these 'strong men' to me the answer is plain.They are text book psychopaths. I addressed the issue of these personality in post # 31 of this thread . So rather than getting back on that soap box here are a few interesting links.
Perhaps by the time we are all dead and gone governments will require a personality test for office holders.