[Grovenet] The Problem with Electing Authoritarian Conservatives

[Mike Steele]

On authoritarian conservatives:  Canadian researcher Bob Altemeyer has done
considerable research in recent years--used heavily by John Dean in his book
Conservatives Without Conscience.  Some of Altemeyer's works include Right-Wing
Authoritarianism, Enemies of Freedom, The Authoritarian Specter, and
articles on "Highly Dominating, Highly Authoritarian Personalities" and "Why
Do Religious Fundamentalists Tend to be Prejudiced?" (Dean 47).  Most of
these are easily available via Summit, online book sale sites, or JSTOR in
the case of the articles.

A good counterweight to Altemeyer's concern with authoritarian conservatives
is found in The Altruistic Personality by Samuel and Pearl Oliner.  Their
findings indicate that conservative, fundamentalist, authoritarian practices
in upbringing in the decades prior to WWII tended to produce bystanders in
the face of Nazi depredations, whereas the opposite upbringing tended to
result in more rescuers coming to the help of the victims.  It's a powerful
read.

--Mike

On 11/4/08, Geri <g-g-steele at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Yes, that John Dean who knew Republicanism from the inside. ;-)
>
> BTW, he supported impeaching W.
>
>
>
> Geri
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Katie Allnutt" <allnutt at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 12:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] The Problem with Electing Authoritarian
> Conservatives
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> > Interesting that the article is written by John Dean (yes that John
> > Dean).
> >
> > Katie
> >
> > On Nov 4, 2008, at 10:25 AM, Geri wrote:
> >
> >> "Ruling, of course, must be distinguished from governing, which is
> >> a more nuanced process that entails give-and-take and the kind of
> >> compromises that are often necessary to find a consensus and
> >> solutions that will best serve the interests of all Americans."
> >>
> >> http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20081031.html
> >>
> >> Just thought this was interesting and right-on. A shame really,
> >> that a party which used to think of itself as a "Gallant" or
> >> "Grand" Old Party has been hijacked by such personalities.
> >>
> >>
> >> Geri
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