Altemeyer's Right Wing Authoritarianism Scale

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The lower your score, the more likely you don’t mind giving people the freedom to hurt themselves and others.
…low scores mean you just don’t care about your fellow American.

 

A two year old thread?

 

61 here.

 

lolz. Freedom cuts both ways. I now understand your Haley support. Thanks for bringing this thread back.

 

Haha, nice this coming from a Trump guy.
You lack any serious credibility.

 

Question 21 was about praising homosexuals and feminists. I voted disagree based on the word PRAISED. I don't think people should be praised solely for being who they are. Conversely, I voted strongly agree for #20, there is no one right way to live. Same for #11.

 

Way to slanted to be relevant.

 

I missed this the first time around. Scored 52, whatever that means. I found myself conflicted on many questions. But ALMOST NEVER is government the answer to a problem, in my estimation.

 

78, but I thought it was interesting that none of the questions relate to pollution, conservation, and taxation. These are areas where typically left-leaning minds are more authoritarian and conservatives are more "let it be."

I also wonder if questions like these invoke different responses at different times in the last few years (George Floyd protests, January 6th / COVID vaccines, Climate change, name your hot topic of the month):

Go GATORS!
,WESGATORS

 

My answer to those type questions was mostly neutral or zero. Which is probably why I scored a 50 instead of a bit lower. One should never totally “distrust” a democratic govt nor should they fully trust it. Skeptical means being neutral. A contrarian basically has to forget they are wrong 99% of the time, then spike the football the 1/100 times a crazed conspiracy comes true. Kind of crazy how in the social media era they move from one conspiracy to the next, and just totally forget they either failed to prove their last theory, or it was blown up and they were made fools of. Before infowars and elderly people getting their news of Facebook/Twitter I used to think of conspiracy theorists doing an overly deep dive into ONE conspiracy (JFK, 9/11 Truthers, etc). Now it’s more like a drug, where people just get addicted to conspiracies in general.

When it came to govt enforcing morality or tradition with little regard to the concepts of freedom or liberty, sounds a bit like theocracy. That’s where my answers were a firmer hell no.

 

It is called the right-wing authoritarianism scale for a reason. But I don't think questions about pollution, conservation and taxation should make that much of a difference in your score if you're being consistent.

 

Very closed minded for a liberal…