Jen Rubin’s Green Room
The Threat of Authoritarianism to Democracy with John Dean
April 24, 2024
In This Episode:
Jen Rubin and John Dean discuss his study of authoritarian personalities and the lessons learned from Watergate. Dean describes the traits of social dominators and right-wing authoritarian followers, as well as the enablers who support them. They also discuss the challenges of changing the beliefs of authoritarian followers and the threat they pose to democracy.