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211. Yes I saw that.

But if one understands what Authoritarianism is, there is a reason that the left wing authoritarian is reduced to a paragraph. Of course there are always individuals that do not fit the mold. But the general mold is the correlation between those with conservative beliefs and the authoritarian outlook.

BTW researchers replicated the study in 2014 to specifically examine this aspect and came to much the same conclusions.

http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/95405576/chasing-elusive-left-wing-authoritarian-examination-altemeyers-right-wing-authoritarianism-left-wing-authoritarianism-scales

Chasing the Elusive Left-Wing Authoritarian: An Examination of Altemeyer's Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Left-Wing Authoritarianism Scales

From the National Social Science Journal; 2014, Vol. 43 Issue 1

From the abstract:

The results largely replicated Altemeyer's (1996) research. The results showed no evidence of high scorers on the LWA Scale. Furthermore, the results confirmed Altemeyer's typology of authoritarian styles, demonstrating that right-wingers and wild-card authoritarians tend to score higher on measures of authoritarian aggression and lower on at least one measure of epistemic closure relative to non-authoritarians and left-wingers.


But seriously, you don't even need a study to come to the conclusion that Conservatives are obviously more authoritarian in their thinking. Many Conservatives would call themselves religious, both Christian and Muslim etc.. compared to the more secular left wing. Most Cons hold highly to strict Law and Order, and a patriarchal family unit. All of those institutions are clearly organized in a top-down authoritarian structure. Then again, I don't expect an actual Conservative to accept this research as the the authoritarian mindset blocks out or disputes any information that in any way chips away at the omnipotent world view they cling to.