History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
139,356Professor 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. \n\n0:00 Dictator Support\n0:16 wtf is fascism fr\n1:41 Shirtless Putin\n2:53 What defines a dictator?\n3:38 Dictatorship v. Authoritarianism v. Autocracy\n4:25 Dictators maintaining power amidst mass unpopularity\n5:51 Fascist dictatorships v. Communist dictatorships\n6:55 What all tyrants have in common\n8:48 What’s with all the statues and such\n10:17 How do dictators come to power?\n11:07 "self-coup d'etat"\n12:03 The Beer Hall Putsch\n13:18 Reproductive rights in authoritarian states\n14:22 Tacit fascists? In MY populace? It’s more likely than you think.\n16:03 How dictators accrue wealth\n17:20 Senator Self-Own\n18:14 Dictators: Why though\n19:53 Rallies\n20:57 The internet was a mistake(?)\n22:21 Is Orbán a fascist?\n23:56 Benevolent dictator? (Nah)\n24:24 Rigged!\n25:41 A coup by the richest, for the rich\n27:04 When oligarchs outlive their use\n28:28 Can a dictator be good?\n29:47 Game recognizes game\n30:35 Blame “the enemy”\n31:55 Is Xi Jinping a dictator?\n32:30 More power, more assets, more control\n\nDirector: Lisandro Perez-Rey\nDirector of Photography: Ben Dewey\nEditor: Paul Tael\nExpert: Ruth Ben-Ghiat\nLine Producer: Joseph Buscemi\nAssociate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White\nProduction Manager: Peter Brunette\nProduction Coordinator: Rhyan Lark\nCasting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer\nCamera Operator: Constantine Economides\nSound Mixer: Sean Paulsen\nProduction Assistant: Caleb Clark\nPost Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin\nPost Production Coordinator: Rachel Kim\nSupervising Editor: Erica DeLeo\nAdditional Editor: Brenda Cespedes; JC Scruggs\nAssistant Editor: Andy Morell
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