Survey sez: desperate people prefer dictators

REUTERS: Autocracies outdo democracies on public trust - survey
https://www.reuters.com/business/autocracies-outdo-democraci…

Jan 18 (Reuters) -
“We really have a collapse of trust in democracies,” said Richard Edelman,

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Edelman said higher public trust levels in China were linked not just to economic perceptions but also to a greater sense of predictability about Chinese policy, not least on the pandemic.

It’s a SURVEY, take the conclusions with a grain of salt?

Our western “democracy” media is constantly trolling us with how BADLY “it” is being managed.
Autocratic, state controlled’ media is extolling their handling of “it”?

:thinking:
ralph

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Our western “democracy” media is constantly trolling us with how BADLY “it” is being managed.
Autocratic, state controlled’ media is extolling their handling of “it”?

Exactly what I was thinking. In a democracy, all a “leader” can do if he doesn’t like anyone finding fault with his leadership, is bleat the critics “hate America” or “are the enemy of the people”. In a dictatorship, there is no criticism, because those who would criticize are in prison or disappeared.

Steve

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Desperate people prefer messiahs.

They get autocrats…

The Captain

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