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One-quarter of Americans have right-wing authoritarian political beliefs, according to new polling. How can the other 74% NOT be in control of America

Sorry to have mistaken you for someone who actually wanted to think about the actual situation in the United States of America so that you could actually begin working on actual first steps that might actually improve that situation.

I didn't think that you would really be interested in seeing how some other countries have coped with real life because it's pretty obvious that you believe that no one in any other country knows anything about anything and that everything about the US is superior to everything in any other country.
Your comments had nothing to do with anything I wrote. I was talking about the extremes on both ends. You're talking about the middle.

Find a conversation on the middle.
 
Your comments had nothing to do with anything I wrote. I was talking about the extremes on both ends. You're talking about the middle.

Find a conversation on the middle.
You are saying that there is no middle worth thinking about.

You are also saying that "being less far right" is the same thing as "being far left".
 
You are saying that there is no middle worth thinking about.

You are also saying that "being less far right" is the same thing as "being far left".
Nope. Not even close. You can try reading it again, but I have no interest in discussing the middle.

Far-left vs far-right in the US
^^^ that's my discussion
 
Nope. Not even close. You can try reading it again, but I have no interest in discussing the middle.

Far-left vs far-right in the US
^^^ that's my discussion
That's like discussing a football game's likely outcome but only looking at the "Cornerbacks" and "Wide Receivers" while ignoring the remainders of the teams.
 
Business Insider is hardly a left wing news source ........... right wingers have been a minority for at least
65 years or more................

One-quarter of Americans have right-wing authoritarian political beliefs, according to new polling.

The study found that 26% of Americans score high on scale of right-wing authoritarianism. Those who lean to the right and are "high-RWA" scoring have similar views on the 2020 election outcome.

How can they possibly be controlling America without purging moderate republicans/democrats, Progressive Democrats of America and liberals from local/state voting rolls?xy

We are the other 74% of voters. Yet we keep losing to the Electoral College? Isn't there something wrong with this picture?

1/4 of Americans qualify as highly 'right-wing authoritarian,' new poll finds

26% of Americans scored high on the right-wing authoritarian scale, compared with 13% of Canadians and Australians and 10% of UK adults.
www.businessinsider.com
www.businessinsider.com
 
One-quarter of Americans have right-wing authoritarian political beliefs, according to new polling.

The study found that 26% of Americans score high on scale of right-wing authoritarianism. Those who lean to the right and are "high-RWA" scoring have similar views on the 2020 election outcome.

How can they possibly be controlling America without purging moderate republicans/democrats, Progressive Democrats of America and liberals from local/state voting rolls?

We are the other 74% of voters. Yet we keep losing to the Electoral College? Isn't there something wrong with this picture?

Let’s take a look at party affiliation. That is if you think the GOP are right wing authoritarians. 30% of all Americans identify themselves as Republicans. A bit more than the quarter you speak of. But we also have a group of voters who are swing voters, better known as independents. These independents which make up 42% of the electorate can be broken down into 3 groups, those who lean Republican, those who lean Democratic with the third group, pure or true independents with no leans. This last group of independents are true swing voters who usually split their ticket when voting.

You have 40% of independents that lean Republican, 38% which lean Democratic with 21% being true or pure independents with no leans. If you add up the lean Republican independents to the Republican base of 30%, you come up with 47% of the electorate. This based on Gallup’s 2 Dec 2022 figures. Remembers party affiliation or identification is dynamic and change constantly. This is why most elections are fairly close, but who wins and or loses depends on who true or pure independents vote for. These pure or true independents with no leans make up 9% of the electorate.

Neither major party can win elections, at least national elections with their base alone or even adding the independents who lean toward one or the other party. This last group voted for Biden in 2020, 54-41 over Trump and voted Democratic in 2022 49-47 enabling the Democrats to gain a senate seat along with 2 governors and limit the democrats house loses to 9 seats.

This later group with no leans views the GOP as right wing extremist, they also view the Democratic Party full of left wing extremist. This later group usually votes for the candidate or party they least want to lose, not win, but least want to lose. The bottom line is the parties when adding base plus independents leaners are close to being even as to their percentage of the electorate. This means simply, which ever party can attract the pure or true independents with no leans will win the election. This later group will split their ballot, they did in 2020 voting for Biden, then voting Republican down ballot enabling the GOP to gain 13 house seats, a governorship and 2 state legislatures while losing the presidency by 7 million plus votes. This later group I find most interesting. The group that decides elections. Republicans and Democrats are boring. Everyone and their mother knows how they’ll vote. Now true or pure independents, which makes them fascinating and worth deep studying of them.
 
Not all republicans are right wingers however might vote right winger because they believe the party line is
the word ..........

It is impossible to decipher a political party.......... when throwing around percentages we must remember they represent only say 76 % of those contacted thus no actual hard numbers available. A ton of speculation.
 
That's part of the problem and mystery facing America. How does a minority party have such outsized power? Check and balances are one thing... grinding government to a halt and refusing to pay for the budget are another thing entirely.
imo it the 24% number is only those who admit it......i believe there is a large majority of white Americans who because of their inherent racism and peer pressure environment actually support an authoritarian government as long as it fits their white supremacy beliefs and their desire to return America back to the 1950's......this was proven by the 70 million who voted for Trump......
 
imo it the 24% number is only those who admit it
No doubt true.

Look at the posters here who spend all day demonstrating their affinity for it... then who have a grade a hissy fit when someone suggests they lean authoritarian.
 
Now that is even more humourous.
Not at all. It's sad beyond believe that you and your ilk can believe your (and our) current governments are the path to democracy and freedom. Even as they impose more restrictions, regulations, and squelching of dissent. And you guys just sit there nodding and smiling and staring off into space.
 
Not at all. It's sad beyond believe that you and your ilk can believe your (and our) current governments are the path to democracy and freedom. Even as they impose more restrictions, regulations, and squelching of dissent. And you guys just sit there nodding and smiling and staring off into space.
This childish babbling isn't going to work.

Your cult is trying to undermine democracy.

And the "other side" that is trying to preserve it is literally everyone else not in your cult, including many conservatives.
 
Not at all. It's sad beyond believe that you and your ilk can believe your (and our) current governments are the path to democracy and freedom. Even as they impose more restrictions, regulations, and squelching of dissent. And you guys just sit there nodding and smiling and staring off into space.

Well said.

Storming the Capitol should be a yearly event.*

MAGA.

* Unless we have a MAGA president.
 
This childish babbling isn't going to work.

Your cult is trying to undermine democracy.

And the "other side" that is trying to preserve it is literally everyone else not in your cult, including many conservatives.
It's obviously working quite well; All you've been able to do is post blathering idiocy and weak sauce denials.
I can't resist mentioning the irony of accusing me of childishness which a cry-baby tantrum like this.
 
It's obviously working quite well
It obviously is not. Your loser lawyers get laughed out of court ever time. Your cult leader is facing multiple felony investigations over his attempts to overturn an election. Many hillbilly insurrectioniats are sitting in jail.

Maybe that's what passes for success in meth country....
 
Filed under:
I wish some MOFO's would TRY.
Personally, I will not be storming the Capitol since I consider myself an integral part of the machine, but Bullseye, a simple soldier, can afford to be incarcerated.

MAGA.
 
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Maybe the polls is full of moo moo poo poo. Fun fact "Right-wing authoritarian" is an oxymoron-moron; the pollster's definition more accurately describes LW ideology.

Don't confuse Republicans with Libertarians when you talk about "right wing." Libertarians range all across the spectrum, but one thing they are not is authoritarian.

Republican authoritarian? Not an oxymoron at all. Trying to impose a white-dominated theocracy on this country is very much an authoritarian thing.
 
Not at all. It's sad beyond believe that you and your ilk can believe your (and our) current governments are the path to democracy and freedom. Even as they impose more restrictions, regulations, and squelching of dissent. And you guys just sit there nodding and smiling and staring off into space.
Your post is, indeed, "sad beyond believe [sic]".
 
Well said.

Storming the Capitol should be a yearly event.*

MAGA.

* Unless we have a MAGA president.
Would that be a "college league", or a "professional league" event and would there be several run-up "bowl" events (such as "The Storming the Alamo Bowl", "The Burning Down Hough Bowl", "The Trampling of the Bonus Marchers Bowl", or "The Little Big Horn Bowl")? Would "on line betting" be allowed or would I have to go through "Guido & Luigi, Accounting and Investments, PLC Inc (DBA 'All American Amusements')" to place my bets?
 
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