Totalitarian leaders liquidate erroneous subordinates instead of blaming 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 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Totalitarian leaders absorb total responsibility for all subordinates’ acts; Totalitarian regimes legitimize eliminating opposition as unnecessary and weak; Authoritarian leaders surround themselves with subordinates who never question them — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 327 (+2 more)

Related

• Authoritarian leaders surround themselves with subordinates who never question them (similarity 0.85)
• Authoritarian leadership fails to win the consent of those it commands (similarity 0.83)
• Some Bordiga followers believed certain leaders stood above party discipline (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Totalitarian regimes legitimize eliminating opposition as unnecessary and weak #corroborates (0.80)
• Authoritarian leaders surround themselves with subordinates who never question them #qualifies (0.72) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 327