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Podcast: Sott Radio Network
Episode: Objective:Health: The Menace of the Authoritarian Follower
Description: In 2006, Canadian psychologist Bob Altemeyer wrote a book called 'The Authoritarians' detailing his research on the subset of the population that seem to thrive on following orders. They have a high degree of submission to established and legitimate societal authorities, display high levels of aggression in the name of these authorities, and a high level of conventionalism. With the recent lockdown, it would seem the whole world is getting a lesson in authoritarianism, and the authoritarian...