Electoral loyalty to left parties did not translate into dependable radical personality structure

Evidence

Although the Left had the political loyalty and votes of the great majority of workers, it had by and large not succeeded in changing the personality structure of its adherents in such a way that they could be relied upon in critical situations. On the other hand, a further 25% of Social Democrats and Communists were in broad though less firm agreement with their party and showed no signs of any personality traits which would have contradicted their left-wing approach. They could be counted on as reliable, but not as fervent, supporters. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 193

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: Distinguishes political loyalty from personality-level commitment, a distinction that grounds the Institute’s whole theory of why fascism could win workers.