When we are fearful, we expect someone in authority to guide and protect us. We are more willing to submit. 911 operator speak in commanding tone and direct us (command us) to do certain things, we willingly obey them and feel safe. If we are not fearful, we won’t be that eager to obey the commands.
When we have positive social mood, we move towards building consensus and get along well. We are more willing to resolve issues rather than forming a group. In negative social mood, we move away from consensus and start forming groups.
For the last decade we have seen polarization of US politics & world politics, left, right, conservative, populist, liberal and libertarian. We have seen the movement of different ideas in opposite directions, desire for consensus is almost non-existent.
Authoritarianism begins with negative social mood trend which in turn spawns a desire to submit to authority and others to expect their fellows to do the same. For the last decade, we have seen governments turning their backs on democracies, individual rights. Last decade is also known as the lost decade for financial markets (in the developed world), is it a coincident?
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