Crucial to understanding the current moment!

Why are we so drawn to authoritarian leaders?

They are on the rise all over the world: Trump, Bolsonaro, Putin, Orbán, Erdogan, Meloni, Modi, Netanyahu, Duterte... They come to power worldwide. But not, as one might expect, through a forceful coup that subjugates a defenseless and unprepared population. On the contrary, their extremely authoritarian and violent speeches mobilize large masses of fanatical supporters willing to kill and die for the often shallow and contradictory words of their supreme leader. It is even more unsettling to realize that these avid supporters did not come from some "other world." They are ordinary people: our friends, relatives, and family members.

How is this possible? Why do we, in the end, have such a fondness for authoritarian leaders? In the first volume of the "Tetralogy of Desire" philosopher D. Bogéa, author of the bestseller "Psychology of Bolsonarism - why do so many people bow down to the myth?" draws on the psychoanalysis of Freud and MD Magno to try to understand the mobilizing power of authoritarian leaders.

Always controversial and thought-provoking, Bogéa's psychoanalytic considerations radically diverge from both traditional conservative thinking and the predictable and repetitive formulas of Marxist influence. A contemporary alternative to thought.

Contents:
1. A curious mechanism
2. The Fundamental Conflict
3. Projections
4. Why do we like authoritarian leaders so much?
5. Psychology and the narcissism of the masses
6. Moralism