Meanwhile, 44 percent backed the American tradition of competing branches of government as a model, if sometimes “frustrating,” system.

Why would people want to live under an authoritarian’s thumb? It’s rooted, experts say, in a psychological need for security—real or perceived—and a desire for conformity, a goal that becomes even more acute as the country undergoes dramatic demographic and social changes. People also like to obey a strong leader who will protect the group—especially if it is the “right” group whose interests will be protected. Recall the Trump supporter who, during the 2019 government shutdown, complained, “He’s not hurting the people he needs to be hurting.”

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    Did you notice that your numbers dont match the headlines? The headline and main part of the article is about the pew study which I quoted from.

    Stop making shit up.

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      So…. You didn’t even read your own article. That’s fucking embarrassing. Maybe read it. See for yourself that I copied those numbers DIRECTLY from it.

      Jesus man…. You really should delete your shit.

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          ROFL! Again… it’s YOUR article. I quoted directly from it.

          How are you not understanding this?

          Oh… .ml. I didn’t see that. Should’ve known.

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            I dont think you are understand, inside the article is the link to the data, the data you are quoting is a different thing. What percent of the left and right “say rule by a strong leader or the military would be a good way of governing their country”?