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Only some kinds of job losses cause voters to elect strong leaders, study finds

Americans are more likely to turn to authoritarian leaders when jobs are being lost due to offshoring than they are when job losses result from automation, an international research team has found. This is despite the fact that automation tends to lead to greater job losses.

Only some kinds of job losses cause voters to elect strong leaders, study finds
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Americans are more likely to turn to authoritarian leaders when jobs are being lost due to offshoring than they are when job losses result from automation, an international research team has found. This is despite the fact that automation tends to lead to greater job losses.

Originally published at Phys.org

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