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The Perfect Authoritarian Citizen. He Wants You to Conform to His Image.

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"Intolerance of Ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality."                                                                                                                   Theodor Adorno This is a hypothetical interview with a person who has an authoritarian personality, that is, he wants more rules imposed so the world will be, well, a more orderly place.  The Corona virus has really shown us that many regular people want themselves, and you, controlled.  So let's explore the minds of such people with a guy named Fred. Oh, and feel free to check out my web page links at the end of the article.  Now for the interview: Interviewer:  Hello, Fred. It seems you just called the police three times on your neighbors for being outside too much. Why did you do that? Fred:  This epidemic might kill us all. I heard that on the TV news. Interviewer: So did the police respond? Fred:  No.  They said I should mind my own business.  Probably Trump supporter