I'd suggest that emotional neediness and sensitivity is part of the desire to be a martinet.
That insecurity and corresponding need for control of others can drive it. I don't believe he would be able to do it, but it would cause a lot of damage and deaths.
Other authoritarian types would take advantage (if they haven't already started).
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Tue 25 Jan 2022, 14:01,
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fair points
it was more that his stupidity and how those around him were able to manipulate him didn't really get the attention the good journalism deserved, as I reckon by the time they were published people were pretty fatigued and had pigeon-holed him already in their minds
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 25 Jan 2022, 22:05,
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I might read about how toxic that workplace was one of these days.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Tue 25 Jan 2022, 22:59,
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