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The Authoritarians: Part 5
"This is now called the 'lethal union' in this field of research. When social dominators are in the driver’s seat, and right-wing authoritarians stand at their beck and call, unethical things appear much more likely to happen." - Bob Altemeyer
How authoritarian followers think.
Authoritarian followers and religious fundamentalism.
What is an SDO?
What is the 'lethal union'?
We will continue to study the online book by Bob Altemeyer entitled The Authoritarians.

LINKS
The Authoritarians by Bob Altemeyer
http://members.shaw.ca/jeanaltemeyer/drbob/TheAuthoritarians.pdf
"And of course this lethal union is likely to develop in the real world. Authoritarian followers don’t usually try to become leaders. Instead they happily play subservient roles, and can be expected to especially enjoy working for social dominators, who will (you can bet your bottom dollar) take firm control of things, and who share many of the followers’ values and attitudes. The 'connection' connects between these two opposites because they attract each other like the north and south poles of two magnets. The two can then become locked in a cyclonic death spiral that can take a whole nation down with them. s broken that arc and has likely bent it backward for at least a generation."
The Dangerous Reagan Cult
http://consortiumnews.com/2011/08/16/the-dangerous-reagan-cult/
"But once the founder is gone, his teachings can become definitive truth to the disciples. Flexibility disappears. No deviation is permitted. No compromise is tolerated. So, at a time when government intervention is desperately needed to address a host of national problems, members of this Reagan cult apply the teachings of the leader in the most extreme ways. Since 'government is the problem,' the only answer is to remove government from the equation and let the corporations, the rich and the magical 'market' dictate national solutions."
Civil Conversation
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48431596/A-Civil-Conversation-the-Our-Budget-Our-Economy-Final-Report
"Is it possible to have a civil conversation in a polarized political climate? This 'study' demonstrated that it is. Maybe Congress should take a look at what ordinary citizens are capable of doing, then follow suit. What follows is a rather lengthy but graphical summary of what happened when groups of Americans met to discuss highly charged political and economic issues." -K
Dear America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgJC0km1isg&feature=youtube_gdata_play