Citizens support for Dictator

“PHILOSOPHER: No, that is not why. That is only a secondary, superficial reason. The main reason is the presence of a cutthroat system of reward and punishment.
YOUTH: Huh! How so?
PHILOSOPHER: One is severely punished for breaking rules and praised for obeying them. And one is recognised. In other words, the people are not actually obeying out of support for the leader’s character or his thoughts and beliefs, but simply because they have the goal of being praised or not being rebuked.
YOUTH: Well, sure. That’s just how the world is.”

Excerpt From: Ichiro Kishimi. “The Courage to be Happy“