Erich Fromm described this phenomenon way back in 1941 in his book “Escape from Freedom”. This link discusses the relevance of his work today:
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/25/will-americans-submit-to-despotism-in-an-urge-to-escape-from-freedom-erich-fromm-saw-it-coming/
(Thanx to my friend in Canada for the link.)
September 20, 2017
Erich Fromm described this phenomenon way back in 1941 in his book “Escape from Freedom”. This link discusses the relevance of his work today:
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/25/will-americans-submit-to-despotism-in-an-urge-to-escape-from-freedom-erich-fromm-saw-it-coming/
(Thanx to my friend in Canada for the link.)