Quote from: K-Dog on Sep 11, 2026, 02:46 PMBut who is the bigger idiot? The idiot with the power, or the idiots who let him have the power.[/color]
Even more than let him, they GAVE him the power.
The answer to this question probably does have something to do with Human Nature. You could ask the same thing about the idiot Germans who put Hitler in power.
Most Homo Saps are followers. When times are tough they look to leaders who seem sure of themselves and who tell them things they want to hear. Any critical thinking skills they might have go out the window even when they are bombarded with bald faced lies, as long as the lies are comforting. Even when it becomes apparent they were wrong, rather than admit error they'll double down on the lies and false promises.
Collapse presents intractable problems for which there are no easy answers. When the idiot leader steps forward and presents his easy answer with complete conviction, the idiots eat it up. Unfortunately for Homo Saps, as a group we're not much smarter than our close cousins the Bonobos. Another truth about Human Nature is YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID.
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