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The Evidence Establishes, without Question, that Republican Rule Is Dangerous: Why It Is High Time to Fix This Situation, For the Good of the Nation


The Problem with Electing Authoritarian Conservatives

John W. Dean, a FindLaw columnist, is a former counsel to the president

What is wrong with being an authoritarian conservative? Well, if you want to take the country where they do, nothing. "They would march America into a dictatorship and probably feel that things had improved as a result," Altemeyer told me. "The problem is that these authoritarian followers are much more active than the rest of the country. They have the mentality of 'old-time religion' on a crusade, and they generously give money, time and effort to the cause. They proselytize; they lick stamps; they put pressure on loved ones; and they revel in being loyal to a cohesive group of like thinkers. And they are so submissive to their leaders that they will believe and do virtually anything they are told. They are not going to let up and they are not going to go away."

I would nominate McCain's "Joe the Plumber" as a new poster-boy of the authoritarian followers. He is a believer, and he has signed on. On November 4, 2008, we will learn how many more Americans will join the ranks of the authoritarians.

Frankly, the fact that the pre-election polls are close - after eight years of authoritarian leadership from Bush and Cheney, and given its disastrous results - shows that many Americans either do not realize where a McCain/Palin presidency might take us, or they are happy to go there. Frankly, it scares the hell out of me, for there is only one way to deal with these conservative zealots: Keep them out of power.

This election should be a slam dunk for Barack Obama, who has run a masterful campaign. It was no small undertaking winning the nomination from Hillary Clinton, and in doing so, he has shown without any doubt (in my mind anyway) that he is not only qualified to be president, but that he might be a once-in-a-lifetime leader who can forever change the nation and the world for the better.





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John W. Dean, a FindLaw columnist, is a former counsel to the president.




http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20081031.html

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dncphil810 reads

The less a party wants to mandate in law, the less authoritarian it is.  Converesly, the more a party wants to legislate, the more attoritarian it is.

By definition, every law mandates that a person do or not do something, so the party that wants the most laws in the party that wants to control your life the most.

People who "proselytize; they lick stamps [and] they put pressure on loved ones" are not mandating anything. They are urging people to do something, but if the person refuses, there is no consequence.

It is not "authoritarian" to say to a friend, "Will you do this for me?"  

It is authoritarian to say, "If you don't do this, you will go to jail."

Only the governement can do that, and when the gov does that, it is more authoritarian.

Posted By: xfean
The Evidence Establishes, without Question, that Republican Rule Is Dangerous: Why It Is High Time to Fix This Situation, For the Good of the Nation


The Problem with Electing Authoritarian Conservatives

John W. Dean, a FindLaw columnist, is a former counsel to the president

What is wrong with being an authoritarian conservative? Well, if you want to take the country where they do, nothing. "They would march America into a dictatorship and probably feel that things had improved as a result," Altemeyer told me. "The problem is that these authoritarian followers are much more active than the rest of the country. They have the mentality of 'old-time religion' on a crusade, and they generously give money, time and effort to the cause. They proselytize; they lick stamps; they put pressure on loved ones; and they revel in being loyal to a cohesive group of like thinkers. And they are so submissive to their leaders that they will believe and do virtually anything they are told. They are not going to let up and they are not going to go away."

I would nominate McCain's "Joe the Plumber" as a new poster-boy of the authoritarian followers. He is a believer, and he has signed on. On November 4, 2008, we will learn how many more Americans will join the ranks of the authoritarians.

Frankly, the fact that the pre-election polls are close - after eight years of authoritarian leadership from Bush and Cheney, and given its disastrous results - shows that many Americans either do not realize where a McCain/Palin presidency might take us, or they are happy to go there. Frankly, it scares the hell out of me, for there is only one way to deal with these conservative zealots: Keep them out of power.

This election should be a slam dunk for Barack Obama, who has run a masterful campaign. It was no small undertaking winning the nomination from Hillary Clinton, and in doing so, he has shown without any doubt (in my mind anyway) that he is not only qualified to be president, but that he might be a once-in-a-lifetime leader who can forever change the nation and the world for the better.





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John W. Dean, a FindLaw columnist, is a former counsel to the president.




http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20081031.html

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willywonka4u993 reads

Related Link: More suicides under Conservative rule

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GaGambler1492 reads

but at least you were doing it on purpose, and didn't claim to be the author.

BTW, I was just guessing about the relevence. I saw the title and the fact that it was published in 2002 and didn't bother reading the article. Somehow, I doubt that I missed much.

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willywonka4u1681 reads

Well, trannyboy copy and pasted something about Republican rule being dangerous, and it reminded me of this article that I read several years back.

It's worth a read. It shows some surprising statistics over Tory vs. Labour rule in the UK.

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xfean1125 reads

GAYGAMBLER is like faux news,I put a link/URL to the story & author


so you KNOW when I did not write the stremembermmber gaygambler is a neoconservative and he does not Democrats

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