Trump’s Charisma

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 SOCIOLOGY

Critical Sociology Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI:10.1177/08969205221087425

I. Light

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Abstract

Max Weber insisted that followers grant charismatic authority, but he did not address the cultural prerequisites that enable leaders to acquire it from them. Prophecy is the royal road. When a prophetic tradition has taught people to expect saviors in times of crisis, believers are primed to award charismatic authority to someone who resembles their expectation. The case of Donald Trump illustrates the importance of prophecy on the bestowal of charismatic authority. Within the Republican Party, two distinct prophetic traditions validated Trump’s salvific mission, thus enabling him to acquire power of command. Adhering to Biblical prophecy, conservative Protestants identified Donald Trump as God’s agent in preparation for the return of Jesus Christ. Also within the Republican Party, adhering to developmental economics, secular conservatives identified Donald Trump as a heroic entrepreneur whose vigor would restore America’s greatness. Because of Trump’s striking resemblance to Batman, the comic superhero’s many fans also had prior ideational access to Trump’s salvific mission. In the United States, the messianic prophecy of a tough-guy entrepreneur can derive from sacred culture, academic culture, popular culture, or from all three. The confluence produced a voter bloc primed to award charismatic authority to Trump.

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特朗普的魅力

马克斯•韦伯(Max Weber)坚持认为，追随者赋予魅力型权威，但他没有提到领导者从追随者那里获得魅力型权威的文化先决条件。预言是至尊之道。当预言传统教导人们在危机时刻期待救世主时，信徒们就会把有魅力的权威授予与他们期望相似的人。唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)的例子说明了预言对赋予魅力型权威的重要性。在共和党内部，两种截然不同的预言传统证实了特朗普的拯救使命，从而使他能够获得指挥权。保守的新教徒坚持圣经预言，认为唐纳德·特朗普是上帝的代理人，为耶稣基督的回归做准备。同样在共和党内部，坚持发展经济学的世俗保守派认为唐纳德·特朗普是一位英雄企业家，他的活力将恢复美国的伟大。由于特朗普与蝙蝠侠惊人的相似，这位漫画超级英雄的许多粉丝也对特朗普的拯救使命有了预先的概念了解。在美国，一个硬汉企业家的弥赛亚预言可以来自神圣文化、学术文化、大众文化，或者三者兼而有之。这种融合产生了一个选民集团，准备将魅力十足的权威授予特朗普。

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Critical Sociology SOCIOLOGY-

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3.70

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5.30%

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期刊介绍： Critical Sociology is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes the highest quality original research. Originally appearing as The Insurgent Sociologist, it grew out of the tumultuous times of the late 1960s and was a by-product of the "Sociology Liberation Movement" which erupted at the 1969 meetings of the American Sociological Association. At first publishing work mainly within the broadest boundaries of the Marxist tradition, over the past decade the journal has been home to articles informed by post-modern, feminist, cultural and other perspectives that critically evaluate the workings of the capitalist system and its impact on the world.