Dynamic authoritarianism correlates with fascist and communist states more than democracies.

Evidence

By the proposed definitions not all communists will be authoritarian, not all fascists, and not all liberals. It is, however, possible that dynamic authoritarianism would be more often found in conjunction with some ideologies than with others. The focus on single, enduring, and very powerful authorities in fascist and communist states suggests that dynamic authoritarianism may be more common there than in democratic states. The apparent popular acceptance of radical transformations of attitude on little more than the say-so of dictators suggests that this is the case. When Russia invaded Hungary there were wholesale defections from European Communist parties which argues that many members were not dynamic authoritarians. On the other hand there were many who swallowed the Hungary treatment and also de-Stalinization and also the Soviet-German pact before the war. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 681

Categorization

• XREF: The Hungary invasion defections vs. those who swallowed it is a natural experiment on party-loyalty thresholds; parallels swing voters and committed partisans in contemporary politics. — connects to: Authoritarian and democratic regimes differ mainly in emphasis on anticipatory versus responsive repression — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 442