Authoritarian leaders surround themselves with subordinates who never question them

Evidence

Here, perhaps, is an important clue. A lack of questions. Trump did not like to be questioned. We wonder why he surrounded himself with men like Miller and Bannon. The answer may be found in their own words. Miller and Bannon created policies designed to inflame the base and consolidate the president’s power. And they never, ever questioned him. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 327

Categorization

• SEED: A concise formula for why authoritarian courts form: loyalty through non-questioning, which could anchor a broader essay on the psychology of authoritarian aides.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 327
• XREF: connects to: Authoritarian pedagogy produces docility that serves the oppressor’s interests — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 5000; Learned family authority patterns shape how people respond to all authority; The ruling class controls mental production and regulates ruling ideas (+6 more)

Related

• Authoritarian leadership fails to win the consent of those it commands (similarity 0.86)
• Totalitarian leaders liquidate erroneous subordinates instead of blaming them (similarity 0.85)
• Some Bordiga followers believed certain leaders stood above party discipline (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Unequal distance to a common head rigidly differentiates subordinates #expands (0.78) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 332
• Learned family authority patterns shape how people respond to all authority #corroborates (0.55)
• The ruling class controls mental production and regulates ruling ideas #exemplifies (0.50)