We’re going to hear a lot about Donald Trump this summer. Here’s a video which attempts to explain his success. It will give us some good material to start a conversation:
0:30 Why are the people on the news show laughing?
1:01 What is authoritarianism?
1:16 What kinds of leaders are attractive to authoritarians?
2:10 What kinds of social and international changes have affected the US?
3:44 How do political scientists test if someone is an authoritarian?
4:24 What was the 1st result of the survey?
4:50 What are authoritarians afraid of?
5:11 What do authoritarians think the government should do?
6:05 Is Trump just famous because he’s rich?
