When times get tough, voting for autocratic leadership is the worst thing we can do

5 min readMar 16, 2024

Do you long for the good old days?

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me. — Poem based on prose by pastor Martin Niemöller

The world is getting more and more complex, and more and more stressful. More and more we are seeing the consequences of our ancestors’ actions and ideologies — from manifest destiny and empire-building to evangelism and Reaganomics which destroyed whole societies and gave political and/or…

When times get tough, voting for autocratic leadership is the worst thing we can do

Written by Sue Nethercott