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Inside the April 28, 2010 Socionomist...
The Dow of Dictatorship: Socionomic Origins of Authoritarianism
"Authoritarianism begins with a negative social mood trend, which in turn spawns a desire among some to submit to authority and among others to coerce their fellows to submit."
- Alan Hall, The Socionomist, April 2010
Where do dictators come from?
Mao, Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin: now the most infamous figures of the 20th century, but at the time they had hordes of supporters. Could the same impulse that brings dictators to power also be behind Frankiln D. Roosevelt's 1937 court-packing bill or Britain's ongoing domestic intelligence efforts?
In the first half of a two-part study, Alan Hall puts authoritarianism under the socionomic microscope with a look at the history of authoritarian regimes since the birth of modern liberal democracy. He clarifies shifts in what's considered socially, politically and morally normal. He shows how a populace sets the stage for an authoritarian regime. The April Socionomist also looks at the "New Wave" of authoritarianism with surprising surveillance proposals from the French National Assembly, Council of the European Union and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In the April 2010 issue of The Socionomist,
you'll learn:
- The social mood origins of modern authoritarian governments
- How definitions of "normal" move with financial markets
- What Woodrow Wilson's presidency and the 1917 Russian Revolution have in common
- The connection between the Dow Jones Industrial Average and democracy worldwide
Plus, in this month's Signs of Shifting Mood:
It's 1968 all over again: What happens when the Dow approaches new highs with a bear waiting in the wings? This month's Signs finds answers in surprising places:
- Oscar winners - Heroes and Anti-Heroes
- Who are you wearing - Meryl Streep and social mood
- The Discovery Channel goes ghost hunting
- Global anti-incumbent sentiment
- Radical Islamic violence on the rise
- The NASDAQ vs. Your EKG: stocks and heart health
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