@bruvik
I believe this is because we had a global depression.

History is repeating itself with a post depression rise of authoritarians walking into power on the backs of displaced workers who lost their life's savings, their homes, and their marriages to the global crash in 2009.

Authoritarians feed on hopelessness and inchoate rage against societal chaos and lack of personal control.

Their followers are seeking order at any price and unaware of the danger in doing so.