Conservatives Without Conscience

John Dean, Republican advisor to Richard Nixon has written a deeply disturbing book about the conservative right’s growing move toward authoritarianism and blind loyalty. Its an old concept. It still works, and always will.

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This interview with Keith Olbermann gives us a frightening new perspective on the use of fear to gain and keep power.

The book is called Conservatives Without Conscience. Many so easily dismiss anyone who criticizes their tribe.� Thats why this is so important. It is written BY a conservative.

Video at C&L.

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9 Responses to “Conservatives Without Conscience”

  1. Forever Home Says:

    This explains the blatant dividing differences between Americans, the classic think-for-yourself American vs. the frightening authoritarian idolatry that we see in the last remaining 28% of people who support Bush.

    I find one overriding factoid about people who still vehemently support Bush. They are angry people, and their children and mates do not like them anymore.

  2. Ken Bingham Says:

    John Dean is just a tired bitter old man.

  3. Mr. Mouthy Says:

    Ken, you are part of that frightened idolatry Bush supporters that criticizes and belittles anyone with a different opinion. I just read your blog and all I can say is I rest my case.

  4. Anonymous Says:

    Mr. Mouthy

    So are you saying that liberals and Bush haters don’t criticize and belittle anyone with different opinions? OBTW thanks for reading my blog.

  5. ruble Says:

    Ken -

    That just isn’t real criticism, in any sense. Let’s hear some real criticism - informed and at least a little penetrating. (re: tired, bitter old man).

    I just picked the book up at the library today. I’m a little afraid that the book will end up being sweeping, unsubstantiated generalizations. We’ll see.

    Ruble

  6. One Utah » Blog Archive » The New American Nazi Says:

    [...] The self-organizing phenomena of social networking and blogs in particular, provide immediate access to people most at risk of condoning, supporting, facilitating and/or participating in such evil. Possible only know, right-wing blogs provide us with stunningly consistent confirmation of the traits that define the authoritarian follower — as eloquently described in John Dean’s book, Crises of Conscience. I recommend listening to this interview before reading on. [...]

  7. One Utah » Blog Archive » Appreciating John of Argghh! and Martin Luther King Says:

    [...] This morning John of Argghhh! wrote a post jam packed with observations in response to my solicitation of his thoughts on the John Dean interview. [...]

  8. One Utah » Blog Archive » Right Wing Blogs Reveal A Cultural Disease Says:

    [...] One again, I need not point out the eerie parallels to authoritarian behavior as described in John Dean’s revealing book Conservatives Without Conscience. Watch this interview. [...]

  9. One Utah » Blog Archive » How Evil Lurks in Some of The Nicest People Says:

    [...] written about this before, and I’m writing about it again because I find it keeps coming up again for me over and over [...]

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