Tom Tomorrow: Professor Droney

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5. I think it has to do with an authoritarian mindset, Dean wrote an excellent book

describing how that is a problem within the GOP, but also it would appear to be a problem with neo-liberals, I just did not imagine it would be such a severe problem within the Democratic party itself, but "new dems" are much closer in psychology and goals to the GOP as most are basically re-branded Republicans at best, that is my theory anyway.

It has been a long time since I read the book, but it explains that there are those that NEED to be led by basically what they feel is their strongest primate. They do not question the authority leader nor brook any criticism against him, even disregarding any and all evidence that "infallible leader" is in any way fallible. This leads to cognitive dissonance and the host of issues that come with that.

What is important about them is that they are not "fooled" into believing everything leader does or rationalizes for them, but rather they crave a strong leader and WANT to be led without question, they gladly consume the leaders rationalizations no matter how absurd as they do not wish to think as much as have no burden of thought, they just want the big primate to think for them and protect them.

With authoritarian type "followers" any criticism of the leader or his policies frightens them as he must be infallible and all powerful in order for them to feel safe.

It explained well the power Bush had over his unquestioning followers and IMHO it is the same with Obama and his neo-lib "followers".