Presidential election, 2016

[Eric the Green]

(12-20-2016, 09:30 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:

(12-20-2016, 08:01 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:

(12-20-2016, 05:51 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(12-20-2016, 12:48 AM)Classic-Xer Wrote: You are correct. I have an authoritarian's attitude like most American adults my age

Perhaps Red Americans.  In the America I'm living in, I do not consider authoritarian attitudes common.

You don't possess the authority to make your own decisions and determine your own courses. Are you saying the absence of individual authority is now common where you're living or are you saying the people where you live don't really need government bosses/parents telling them what to do and how to think and what to believe in and so forth?

In my experience, very few bosses are from the government, unless you run afoul of the law. "Bosses" mostly refers to businessmen. They tell us what to do in order to get the work from us they want.

Parents and teachers are authority figures for children, but they also, if they are good at what they do, encourage their children to find their own path and inner authority too. Religion is an authority for many people in Red America; science serves as such for many in Blue America, although both are accessible in both regions. Many people in both regions live within a media echo chamber.

People in deep blue states may tend to need less people "telling them what to do and how to think and what to believe in and so forth" than people in red states, as you describe yourself as needing in order to be an "adult." I would say on the contrary, the more adult you are, the less authority you need, and the less authoritarian you are.