Is it the end of the world as we know it?

http://qz.com/643497/we-are-witnessing-the-rise-of-global-authoritarianism-on-a-chilling-scale/

We are heading down a path where our world is so full! Our lives,  our time and space! There's a false sense of pressure, an urgency, everything is counting down,  a limited opportunity,  a fear of missing out,  comparing our lives to others,  expecting more,  wanting more, 'needing' more because if we don't have what we want and need, we are not happy - or more impacting - running away from unhappiness, running away from feeling inadequate, feeling unsafe, feeling vulnerable,  feeling mortal.

Does it surprise us that democratic majority humanity is acting the way it is? 'make my feelings better' 'make my world safer' 'make my problems go away' 'make my life better' all of those things 'but I don't want to think,  I don't have time to figure stuff out,  I don't care who else loses if I'm OK'

When some leader tells us what we want to hear,  we want to believe them,  we want the safety and memories of the past infused into a safe and secure future where you have everything you want and need... Even out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want to give someone a go?
Facts,  logic,  reason,  understanding,  they are ugly,  not fun, not the world we want...  Let's make the mess and get someone else to clean it up! Even if it costs us humanity.