Searching For- | The Dictator In-

Some leaders are voted into office and then systematically dismantle the system from within. They may use "emergency powers" to suspend civil liberties or rewrite the constitution to remove term limits and weaken judicial oversight.

Psychologists and political theorists have long noted the —a set of traits first studied after World War II: obedience to authority, aggression toward out-groups, conventionalism, and a longing for strong leadership. Theodor Adorno’s The Authoritarian Personality (1950) found that people who score high on these traits are actively searching for a dictator to relieve the anxiety of freedom. Searching for- the dictator in-

“The first enemy of any dictatorship is knowledge” | Vrije Universiteit Brussel Some leaders are voted into office and then