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The best predictor of Trump support isn't income, education, or age. It's authoritarianism.
When political scientists use the term authoritarianism, we are not talking about dictatorships but about a worldview. People who score high on the authoritarian scale value conformity and order, protect social norms, and are wary of outsiders. And when authoritarians feel threatened, they support aggressive leaders and policies.
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Trump is the classic authoritarian strongman, rising due to frustration with the current corrupt and broken system. I've seen this movie before (I grew up in Venezuela and saw the whole process that brought Chavez to power), and I know how it ends. I hope I'm wrong.
http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/soviet-humor-protest-venezuela