Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers

Author:   John W Dean ,  Rick Adamson ,  Bob Altemeyer
Publisher:   Kalorama
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9781665114769


Publication Date:   25 August 2020
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How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him, even when he acts against their interests? To fully understand, John Dean, a man with a history of standing up to autocratic presidents, joins with Bob Altemeyer, a psychology professor with a unique area of expertise: authoritarianism. Together, using psychological diagnostic tools, as well as exclusive research and analysis from the Monmouth University Polling Institute--one of America's most respected public opinion research foundations--the authors provide us with an eye-opening understanding of the Trump phenomenon . . . and what we may be able to do to stop it.

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Author:   John W Dean ,  Rick Adamson ,  Bob Altemeyer
Publisher:   Kalorama
Imprint:   Kalorama
ISBN:  

9781665114769


ISBN 10:   1665114762
Publication Date:   25 August 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'Anyone who has had a serious discussion with a Trump supporter may have noticed that facts and logic bounce off right off them.' So write Dean--yes, that Dean, still going strong nearly half a century after Watergate--and Altemeyer, a Canadian psychologist who developed the RWA [right-wing authoritarianism] Scale...By the authors' account, Trump is nothing but a chain of personality flaws that he learned at the feet of his master, Roy Cohn, and secondarily from Richard Nixon, such lessons as' if you have a vulnerability, tell everybody your opponent reeks of it.' Whether Trump gains a second term or not, the authors conclude, the strong authoritarian base that exists in the country guarantees continued polarization for years to come. -- Kirkus Reviews


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John W. Dean served as White House counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973. During the Watergate scandal, his Congressional testimony helped lead to Nixon's resignation. He has written about Watergate in his New York Times bestsellers Blind Ambition and The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It. Among his other books are the national bestsellers Worse Than Watergate and Conservatives without Conscience. He is a regular political and legal commentator on CNN. Over the past twenty-five years Rick Adamson has been an award-winning audiobook narrator and voice actor. While his specialty has been educational and corporate content, he also voices video games, children's media, and commercials. He lives in northern New Jersey, where he and his wife have raised three sons. Bob Altemeyer's research on the psychological makeup of authoritarian leaders and followers, and his development of the RWA (right-wing authoritarian) test, has established him as the recognized expert in the field. He is the author of The Authoritarians and Enemies of Freedom: Understanding Right-Wing Authoritarianism. Altemeyer taught psychology at the University of Manitoba and was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science Prize for Behavioral Science Research.

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