Self-described conservatives are typically High right-wing authoritarians

Evidence

Thus when I hear Rush Limbaugh, Jesse Helms, or Pat Buchanan say that the liberals favor guaranteeing equal rights for homosexuals, I say to myself, ‘Actually, Low RWAs do, and it connects to much else in their thinking.” And when I hear Gary Trudeau, Edward Kennedy, and Barbara Jordan say that the conservatives oppose abortion and favor the death penalty, I say to myself, “Actually, if you understand that it’s High RWAs who do these things, you’ll realize why and a lot, lot more.”” When people are “conservatives” — politically, religiously, economically—the odds are pretty good that they are High RWAs. That is not an opinion, but a scientifically established fact. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 3736

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Haidt’s Moral Foundations work and to the author’s earlier chapters establishing the RWA construct.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 3736