There is a deeply rooted psychological tendency in a significant portion of humans (about a third) to value oneness and sameness in society, and in liberal societies where diversity is managed through tolerance rather than enforced uniformity, this produces intense psychological strain on authoritarians leading them to seek escape through exclusionary movements.
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Helen LewisEvidence Quote
“about a third of people in any society have what she calls the authoritarian predisposition. They value oneness and sameness...in liberal democracies, that becomes a problem...the cacophony...for those people is intolerable and makes them want to be everyone to be the same”
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:40:33 PM
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