In autocratic, authoritarian or totalitarian regimes, where power is assumed as a staged representation, information loses its character as a public good and becomes an exercise in communicative manipulation.
Generalizing their characteristics only generates analytical biases that do not contribute to scientific explanation to the question: Why are people opting for authoritarian leaders?
The fact that 50.4% of voters chose Trump does not make him any less authoritarian or aspiring fascist. And his victory should not be assumed as a delegation of power.
