A new report shows that a third of Australians are in favour of “strongman” leadership. That is authoritarian leadership.
This should come as no surprise; it’s the direct opposite of insipid victimhood that is limply leaking its way through western culture leaving a rising tide of disappointment.
Rising populism and growing mistrust means people are looking for someone to forcefully lead.
The Australian Values Study (from the National University’s Social Research Centre) found that 33 per cent of Australians are in favour of an authoritarian leader.
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