In some of his writings, thinks of a right-wing authoritarian as someone who submits to the established authorities in society whereas a left-wing authoritarian submits to authorities who want to overthrow the establishment.
Left-wing authoritarians [ ] In political philosophy, the classic definition of describes somebody who advocates social equality and describes somebody who advocates social hierarchy.
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According to , an Australian professor who specializes in authoritarianism, authoritarianism is different from conservatism because authoritarianism reflects aversion to difference across space i.