tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post2427731610686719834..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Speak No Evil?Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-18493604044023407862015-01-19T18:39:28.754-05:002015-01-19T18:39:28.754-05:00Years ago there was a story published in ANALOG w...Years ago there was a story published in ANALOG which I didn't fully understand until I'd learned about Adorno and THE AUTHORITARIAN PERSONALITY. As I recall the story, military forces from the US and western Europe were engaged in a war with forces from the East (not further specified) and were pushing them back. Part of their problem was that some of the people in the territory they'd conquered were actually infiltrators. Everyone thus "liberated" was given a written test which would distinguish between genuine democrats and would-be authoritarians. If the test showed someone to be the latter, they were summarily executed. Only after I learned about Adorno did I realize that the "test" was similar to ones devised by is group to reveal the "authoritarian personality." In retrospect I'm surprised John Campbell let the story through. Maybe he wasn't acquainted with Adorno's work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com