It is always necessary to have leaders. On the question of the mass consciousness of the eastern society

The author tries to clarify the features of the mass consciousness in the East, believing that they are fundamentally different from that of the political culture of the West. To solve this problem he sees as common approaches developed in social psychology to the phenomenon of the mass consciousness, and finds the «Eastern» the specificity of the phenomenon. The author defends the concept of equality of civilizations, emphasizes the need to dialogue, not conflict. Opposes the so-called democratic transition and globalization of the world under the auspices of the State monopoly.

elite culture, eastern society, globalization, redistribution, Li Dazhao, Arab East, the Malabar Coast