John Dean, in Conservatives Without Conscience, first warned of this threat back in 2006:
"“Probably about 20 to 25 percent of the adult American population is so right-wing authoritarian, so scared, so self-righteous, so ill-informed, and so dogmatic that nothing you can say or do will change their minds. … And they are so submissive to …
John Dean, in Conservatives Without Conscience, first warned of this threat back in 2006:
"“Probably about 20 to 25 percent of the adult American population is so right-wing authoritarian, so scared, so self-righteous, so ill-informed, and so dogmatic that nothing you can say or do will change their minds. … And they are so submissive to their leaders that they will believe and do virtually anything they are told. They are not going to let up and they are not going away.” — John Dean, Conservatives Without Conscience
In addition, the results of the 2020 election support his statement. Relative to the total number of registered voters, https://www.electproject.org/2020g, P01135809 got 31% of the registered voters. That's equivalent to about 23% of the general population.
Dean's whole book, Conservatives Without Conscience, includes data to support his statement. In addition, his second book, Authoritarian Nightmare adds more data, including a 2019 national survey they commissioned to support the book.
“And even if Trump accepts the will of the majority and the Electoral College and leaves the White House, his backers will remain a very powerful force, ready to give undying loyalty to him for as long as he wants, and then to the next dictator-in-waiting. And the next one will almost certainly be smarter than Donald Trump. You can be sure someone is watching Trump closely, planning to step into his place. Thus, if you want to remain free, you will probably have to outvote today’s ardent Trump followers , not only in November 2020 but for some time in future elections. You may have heard that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
John Dean, in Conservatives Without Conscience, first warned of this threat back in 2006:
"“Probably about 20 to 25 percent of the adult American population is so right-wing authoritarian, so scared, so self-righteous, so ill-informed, and so dogmatic that nothing you can say or do will change their minds. … And they are so submissive to their leaders that they will believe and do virtually anything they are told. They are not going to let up and they are not going away.” — John Dean, Conservatives Without Conscience
https://georgelakoff.com/2016/03/02/why-trump/"
https://the-wawg-blog.org/can-there-really-be-fascist-people-in-a-democracy-john-dean-exposes-the-authoritarians-that-are-leading-us-that-way/
Is there data or empirical basis to back up this declaration with its statistics? Or is it a random quote from a book written by a Nixon era author?
In addition, the results of the 2020 election support his statement. Relative to the total number of registered voters, https://www.electproject.org/2020g, P01135809 got 31% of the registered voters. That's equivalent to about 23% of the general population.
Dean's whole book, Conservatives Without Conscience, includes data to support his statement. In addition, his second book, Authoritarian Nightmare adds more data, including a 2019 national survey they commissioned to support the book.
“And even if Trump accepts the will of the majority and the Electoral College and leaves the White House, his backers will remain a very powerful force, ready to give undying loyalty to him for as long as he wants, and then to the next dictator-in-waiting. And the next one will almost certainly be smarter than Donald Trump. You can be sure someone is watching Trump closely, planning to step into his place. Thus, if you want to remain free, you will probably have to outvote today’s ardent Trump followers , not only in November 2020 but for some time in future elections. You may have heard that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
https://the-wawg-blog.org/eternal-vigilance-to-keep-anti-democratic-forces-caged/