OK, I actually haven't read this yet but the description sounds cool and it seemed like it would be of interest to many users of this forum.
From BoingBoing.net:
QuoteMike sez, "Bob Altemeyer's excellent book 'The Authoritarians' is online in full pdf format. It's a result of 30+ years of research into what he calls 'right-wing authoritarianism'- right in the sense of 'might makes' rather than 'opposite of left'. It's a fascinating explanation of how the minds of this subset of the population works- or in some cases, fails to: how they are able to assiduously apply double standards, fail to notice inconsistencies in their beliefs, justify abominable behavior, etc. Somehow, knowing that these people really, truly, can't reason in the same way the majority of us can makes them a little less irksome, if not less frightening."
Here's the link for the download: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/ (http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/) (click on "Whole Book"; it's a PDF file)
Thanks! I like books, politics, and free stuff so this is right up my alley.
I really hate conservatives and republicans, so I look forward to indulging myself in this delicious pdf!