By John Carpay, The Post MillennialA CBC story about the 1950 book The Authoritarian Personality makes for interesting reading. Kristin Nelson laments right-wing populism, neo-fascism and Donald Trump as examples of a growing authoritarianism around the world. How decreasing trust in the authorities of government, science and media translates into a “growing authoritarianism” the CBC article does not explain. Links between politics and psychology surely exist, and parenting styles likely do impact the degree to which an adult rejects or embraces authoritarian politics. Why so many Canadians have accepted authoritarian politics so readily is an issue worth studying by psychologists, sociologists, political scientists and others.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2022 23:04 UTC