Extremists remain authoritarian while rejecting normal authorities as betrayers of true ones

Evidence

But note the modifier “perceived.” Some extremists may reject normal authorities who (it seems to them) have betrayed the real, fundamental established authority: for example (their perception of) God’s will, or the Constitution. They often believe the government has been taken over by Jews, homosexuals, feminists, Communists, and so on. Such extremists are right-wing authoritarian in this context—“superpatriots”? who see themselves as upholding traditional values, but whose fear and self-righteousness hammer with such intensity that they rehearse for violence and may cross the line to violence itself. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 134 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Fascist-characters reject even authoritarian leaders they deem insufficiently powerful — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1796; Extremists reject current authorities they see as betraying higher ones — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 134; Right-wing authoritarians reject current authority as usurped by disliked groups

Broader Connections

• Extremists reject current authorities they see as betraying higher ones #expands (0.95) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 134