Study Finds Mediocre Employees Enable Authoritarian Regimes
By
mitchbob
Crackles when you bite it. Shows the baker did the work.
Summary
New research reveals that mediocre employees play a crucial role in helping would-be authoritarians maintain power. The article draws parallels between historical authoritarian regimes (like Argentina's Dirty War) and contemporary examples (Putin's Russia, Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Orban's Hungary), arguing that autocrats rely not just on a loyal inner circle but on a broader base of unexceptional, compliant workers who enable authoritarian systems to function.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledEven the most capable autocrats cannot rule alone.
In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin needs his circle of handpicked oligarchs; in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards and its allies in the business world protect the regime's power.
Viktor Orban transformed Hungary into an 'elected autocracy' with the help of a few crucial judges, political e
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