Trump is a "mess" and his lack of logic is a problem if we evaluate him as the president of a democracy. Democracy is based on rule of law, which requires truth and rationality.
Other forms of authority (monarchies, what Max Weber calls "charismatic leader") . . .
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Other forms of authority (monarchies, what Max Weber calls "charismatic leader") . . .
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. . . do not carry the expectation that the leader be rational or logical.
🎶"I wonder what the king is feeling tonight"🎶
Kings were often capricious and whimsical. Sometimes it was hard to anticipate their whims and desires. Their subjects had to work hard at it.
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🎶"I wonder what the king is feeling tonight"🎶
Kings were often capricious and whimsical. Sometimes it was hard to anticipate their whims and desires. Their subjects had to work hard at it.
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Trump's critics take issue with the name of Weber's third category ("charismatic leader") because of the "charismatic" part.
Today we'd say demagogue or cult leader.
A cult leader follows his gut. HIs followers are supposed to trust his instincts.
It seems to me . . .
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Today we'd say demagogue or cult leader.
A cult leader follows his gut. HIs followers are supposed to trust his instincts.
It seems to me . . .
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. .. the confusion is that Trump acts like what Weber calls a charismatic leader, and we are evaluating him as the president of a democracy.
That's why his followers approve of him. They want a cult leader.
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That's why his followers approve of him. They want a cult leader.
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