Deliberately induced political chaos consolidates rather than weakens the orchestrator’s power

Evidence

A chaotic, volatile, and unstable political life (permeated by a spectacle of trade and culture wars) may stifle democratic debate and paralyze the routine functioning of government, or indeed shut it down completely. But in doing so, it bolsters its orchestrators’ tentacular power further still. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 442

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Deliberate administrative chaos absorbs opposition and enables rule without visible change; Speculative politics profits by deliberately generating chaos — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living With…, 14; Governmental coercion increases rather than suppresses political conflict — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4330 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Deliberate administrative chaos absorbs opposition and enables rule without visible change #corroborates (0.95)
• Sanctions entrench autocratic regimes by redirecting popular anger outward #exemplifies (0.78)
• Governmental coercion increases rather than suppresses political conflict #contradicts (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4330
• Political unity is strengthened rather than weakened by divergent attentions #corroborates (0.75) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 347
• Loss of central authority leads to widespread societal chaos #contradicts (0.72)
• Speculative politics profits by deliberately generating chaos #qualifies (0.70) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 14