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0 pointsjshevek8y ago0 comments

True, but this mob rule rests on the authoritarian mindset of the individuals, and their ability to coerce centralized authorities to use/abuse their power.

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AnimalMuppet8y ago· 2 in thread

I'd put it slightly differently: People with an authoritarian mindset stir up this mob rule as a path for the authoritarians to exercise power.

But maybe I'm saying the same thing as you are...

jshevekOP8y ago

I think we are in agreement, though we are speaking of two slightly different types of "authoritarian mindsets".

I think you are speaking of those who wish to become part of an authoritarian elite.

I'm speaking of the mob members who simply agree with certain absolutist and easily manipulated notions. (Like: "Hate speech is violence", or "we should never question someones claim of being emotionally hurt"). Simply believing in these notions make prone to mob aggression in support of authoritarianism.

slg8y ago

>I'm speaking of the mob members who simply agree with certain absolutist and easily manipulated notions. (Like: "Hate speech is violence", or "we should never question someones claim of being emotionally hurt"). Simply believing in these notions make prone to mob aggression in support of authoritarianism.

Do you have anything to support that notion?

We are all prone to mob aggression. That is the whole problem with mobs. It allows the individual to disconnect themselves from the actions of the whole. Any large group of people has the potential to turn into a mob.

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