I thought there was a much larger "Authoritarians" topic somewhere, but I couldn't find it.
Anyway, much belatedly, I got into reading "The Authoritarians". But now I've gotten sidetracked into reading the John Dean book "Conservatives without Conscience", which Bob Altmeyer cites in his book. It was John Dean that encouraged Altmeyer to write the topic theme book.
"Conservatives without Conscience" was originally intended to be a John Dean / Barry Goldwater collaboration, but Barry's health took a turn for the worse before such could happen.
Anyway, I've just gotten through the 28 pages of preface, which was quite interesting in itself.
Basically, I'm giving the book a plug.
Conservatives without Conscience - WikipediaAmazon.com
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