charisma

Max Weber explains Campaign 2016: we want a charismatic leader to restore America

By / 3 Comments / 23 May 2016

Summary: Past posts discussed the role of long-suppressed populism in the rise of Trump. But there are deeper forces at work, described a century ago by the philosopher Max Weber. Authority in America has passed from charismatic leaders to traditional leaders to bureaucrats (like Hillary and Jeb), as the Republic’s legitimacy drains away. Now comes …

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More about charisma, by Don Vandergriff…(#2 in the “getting ready for Obama” series)

By / 3 Comments / 23 July 2010

Summary:  Since we are about to elect a President largely on the basis of his charisma, the FM blog is running a few articles on this topic.  Know it before you buy it! Here is a comment by Donald Vandergriff (Major, US Army, retired) about the opening salvo in the series, Does America need a charismatic President?:  We must …

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