It's easy to condemn the horrific actions of Nazis, fascists, and various other authoritarian movements. On both the left and the right, there are been groups that are murderous and highly abusive of human rights. Nevertheless, I find myself compelled to argue that we should be compassionate towards those people, even as we obviously condemn the damaging and horrific actions they perform.

Welcome to episode six of Now I Get It with Dr. Andy. Today, I’m talking about the complexities of authoritarianism and libertarianism and discussing the psychological and societal factors that contribute to these ideologies.

Tune in and listen as I explore the role of racism and religion in authoritarian movements, the dangers of societal division, and how important it is to practice unity through compassion and understanding.

In this episode, you will learn:

• There's an axis between authoritarianism on the one hand and libertarianism on the other (01:01)
• One of the major issues with authoritarianism is the problem of speaking truth to power (04:55)
• It’s easy to condemn the actions and beliefs of authoritarians, but we should also show them compassion (07:27)
• There is a sense among Americans authoritarianism is something that “can't happen here,” but we have to remember that that was also said about Germany in the 1930’s (11:55)
• Why minorities always become a target in authoritarian regimes (18:08)

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