High authoritarians readily support persecution of groups including their own.

Evidence

When asked to play judge and pass sentence on convicted criminals, they tend to lower the boom, just as they deliver more powerful shocks when serving as a teacher in a mini-Milgram experiment. They are relatively ready to help the government persecute almost any group you can think of—including themselves! — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 917

Categorization

• CANDY: That people will persecute their own group at authority’s bidding is a startling, self-contained conversation fact.
• XREF: connects to: People with intense personal convictions are more likely to oppose authoritarian regimes. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1143; Authoritarians are distinctly willing to join state persecution of outgroups — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 412; High authoritarians endorse submission and aggression regardless of target ideology (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• Authoritarians are distinctly willing to join state persecution of outgroups #expands (0.90) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 412
• High authoritarians endorse submission and aggression regardless of target ideology #contradicts (0.85)
• Authoritarians adopt their authorities’ enemies rather than reasoning independently. #expands (0.85) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1672
• Authoritarians aggress mainly when authority sanctions their attacks. #expands (0.82) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 425
• Authoritarian aggression channels into conventional targets like minorities. #qualifies (0.82)
• Authoritarians see themselves as righteous enforcers allied with legitimate authority #expands (0.80) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 541
• People with intense personal convictions are more likely to oppose authoritarian regimes. #complicates (0.78) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1143
• Authoritarians project aggression onto whichever target group is available #expands (0.78) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 274
• Out-group visibility infuriates authoritarians regardless of the specific target group #expands (0.75) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 378
• Uncritical authoritarians are prone to stampede toward feared targets #expands (0.75)
• Demagogues exploit authoritarian insecurity by externalizing blame onto outgroups #complicates (0.75) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2434
• Demagogues channel authoritarian insecurity into hatred of outgroups #complicates (0.75)
• Marginalized groups’ assertive claims to rights infuriate authoritarians more than their mere existence. #expands (0.72)