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> Distrust in public institutions is why we no longer live under despots. You need a balance. People don't mainly trust despots, rather they fear them. Though
by ardy42 6y ago
> Distrust in public institutions is why we no longer live under despots. You need a balance.
People don't mainly trust despots, rather they fear them. Though they may foolishly trust the "image" of the despot when they simultaneously fear the actual apparatus that he created to maintain control.
- username90 6y agoA fraction of people still blindly trust despots. The larger that fraction is the harder it is to topple the despot. If everyone was like that then the despot would never get toppled.