And as with any human weakness, there are, in every society, hucksters who have trained themselves to signal that machismo. They are almost never actually capable, but the super-normal signal triggers that weakness in us all the same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernormal_stimulus … 12/23
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If you think "he's not that smart" he doesn't need to be - he just needs to read a crowd and then make mistakes. As Eco says, "Fascist governments are condemned to lose wars because they are constitutionally incapable of objectively evaluating the force of the enemy." 22/24
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Of course the fascist strong-man can do a lot of damage starting fights and violence he cannot win in an effort to display his (illusory) machismo strength. Alas in this world, a leader's recklessness usually brings sorrow to everyone else and only the leader last. 23/24
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So do not laugh at the absurd farce of 'big man' trying to appear macho and strong (Mussolini was short, balding and weak, you may remember). Instead, think to how he might try to display that 'macho strength' next - with what violent, catastrophic end? (Then vote.) end/24
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Addendum: I try to avoid being too political here, but all I have done here is describe a well documented historical phenomenon in human societies. If you are reading this&thinking, "Hey, that's an attack on my team" - maybe it's time to get a new team leader?
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