Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about dictators and fascism.
Why do people support dictators?
How do dictators come to power?
What's the difference between a dictatorship, an autocracy, and authoritarianism?
What are the most common personality traits found in tyrants and dictators?
Is Xi Jinping a dictator?
How do dictators amass wealth?
Professor Ben-Ghiat answers these questions and many more on Tech Support: Dictator Support.
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