Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

This is clearly right. But I might somewhat speculatively add one specific reason why authoritarians don't want to deal with disasters: a punitive mindset. That is, people like Trump get satisfaction from hurting people, not helping them. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 1, 2021 Hibernated

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The P-S paper doesn't exactly explain why authoritarians like Trump and Bolsonaro have refused to deal with Covid; it suggests that they might have various reasons, and that their belief that they can deny reality empowers them to refuse action 2/ https://t.co/GeB7DwQKWn — PolitiTweet.org

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So they can't wait to unleash violence on protestors, but hate the idea of fighting disease or poverty. My guess is that this is important. 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 1, 2021