(How and Why) Authoritarianism is Like an Abusive Relationship
The Baffling, Toxic, Abusive Codependent Relationship We Don’t Understand Yet
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7 min readMar 11, 2019
Over the past year or so, a fact has become increasingly clear. Authoritarian leaders share the classic characteristics of abusers. Authoritarians are abusers. Only they aren’t abusing a spouse, partner, or family — but a whole…