HALF OF ALL AUTHORITARIANS ARE LEFT WING

In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 4, Heft 1, S. 139-144

Abstract

EVIDENCE IS SUMMARIZED TO SHOW THAT: (1) IF AUTHORITARIANISM IS MEASURED BY A BEHAVIOUR INVENTORY, IT IS UNCORRELATED WITH EITHER POLITICAL PARTY VOTE OR IDEOLOGY; (2) IF MEASURED BY THE CALIFORNIA F SCALE, IT SHOWS LITTLE IF ANY CORRELATION WITH VOTE; AND (3) SCALES OF LEFTIST POLITICAL SENTIMENT CAN BE CONSTRUCTED WHICH HAVE HIGH POSITIVE CORRELATION WITH THE F SCALE. AS VOTING IS ARGUABLY THE MOST INPORTANT POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR FOR MOST PEOPLE IN A DEMOCRACY, THE ROUGHLY 50% OF HIGH F SCALE SCORERS WHO VOTE LIFTIST ARE PROPOSED AS THE LONG-LOST AUTHORITARIANS OF THE LEFT.