Large numbers of American survey respondents increasingly express willingness to tolerate anti-democratic impulses in leaders, stating either that 'the country is in so much trouble we'll need a leader willing to bend the rules' or that 'the country will eventually need people to take matters into their own hands,' reflecting underlying apocalyptic anxiety.

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Michelle Cottle

Evidence Quote

a lot of surveys and research has been done showing that there are a not insignificant number of Americans who increasingly say things like the country's in so much trouble we're going to need a leader who is willing to bend the rules

Source

Are We All Authoritarians at Heart?New York Times Podcasts
Created: 8/10/2026, 9:56:08 PM

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