That's a good point. I've always noticed, and this is a completely unfounded theory, that many of the real knee-jerk socialists I've ever met have had really domineering fathers--hence they're always rebelling against this symbolic Big Daddy. There's a real resentment of authority, especially if it comes in the guise of a white male.
Again, completely unfounded--but it does make me wonder. It's the age old battle between the cools and the squares, kids. v. parents. Al J is just fighting for his right to par-tay... which is real sad, considering he's a fifty-plus year old man, but with all the emotional/psychological development of your average 10 month old.
It is ironic that he views conservativism (with its message of individualism, laisse faire economics, etc.) as so authoritarian and fascist, and yet he sees socialism as benevolent simply because he feels it's a system more sympathetic and supportive to his drug/fetish/whatever demons. I guess true freedom is too threataning to that poor bastid...<p. Land of Rape and Honey is a BRILLIANT disk, though. I guess you don't have to be a real brainiac in order to put out some smokin' industrial tracks.
I read an interesting book awhile back called 'Toxic Religion' and it basically made the point that people (more women than men)that have father issues often go from religion to religion looking for a 'father' or someone to take care of them. (Patriarchal religions were obviously the religions of choice) There was some scientific evidence as well as antecdotal information explaining why these people go to extremes to find some patriarchal solace. Interestingly, the different subjects in the book went from religions like Mormonism and extreme Christian religions to Scientology to converting to something like Islam. Women especially often married men who were domineering in conjunction with their search for a father.
The very notion of socialism is to have someone else take care of you so it would then, logically follow that someone searching for a 'father-figure' would gravitate toward such philosophies.
The bottom line is that is all has to do with fear. Fear of not being able to do something for yourself, to help yourself and/or to help others. Many of these 'searchers' were not taught by their mothers to do for themselves because they probably thought it was the 'man's' job therefore, the lesson was not taught to the child since there was not father around. A child growing up with this fear and idea about herself/himself will not be able to feel secure about any decisions they make in their lives. They want someone else to make the decisions for them. This insecurity keeps humans from being who they were meant to be....
(ok....I am falling off soap box now....;)