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Conservatives, many people will tell you, like authority. They like the idea of someone telling them what to do, lest society break down into chaos.

C'mon. Give him credit. He's saying that's not true. You don't even have to read that far into the article. It's in the title.

[Political Junkie Too]

He's saying that's not true... It's in the title.

I know. My post was not saying that conservatives "mindlessly" follow authority. My post was saying that conservatives will follow authority if the authority is legitimate.

I was reacting to the "mindless" part.

And when compared to liberals "mindlessly" following authority, it's the opposite. They mindlessly rebel against authority (OWS), or they go blind to the misuse of authority when they wield it (my point #2 on what conservatives want from authority).

-PJ