Interesting read, thanks.
Hey, here's a textbook example of the second bullet point I listed above: aggressive defense of what are considered the established authorities.
I provided reading on the psychological profile of an authoritarian individual, whether they be followers or leaders. Cow here immediately jumped in with an essay critiquing Arendt, who is neither here nor there. Matter of fact, Altemeyer focuses on Canadian and American authoritarians, because he was a Canadian psychologist. I don't think he even mentions the Soviet union once in his book.
I don't know if cow here even took the time to understand that I was talking about individual psychology before defending the state. Aggressive defense of established authority.