Authoritarian opinions on the different topics (examples from the two forums)
| Components of authoritarianism | Disorder in school | Shootings & gang crime | Transgender & gender dysphoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conformism: the importance of conventions, natural relations, uniformity, and a related intolerance of difference. | “Use uniforms at all schools. Nicely dressed, no fuss!” (FB) | “Multiculturalism must go; there are no other solutions”. (FB) | “The human body is not a laboratory where one can pretend to be one or the other, according to the mood of the day”. (FB) |
| Submission: the importance of obedience, discipline, and loyalty to authorities; intolerance of individual autonomy. | “The problems come when the student does not show respect for the teacher and as a brat refuses to stop arguing”. (FB) | “What if the fucking bitch [a mother] had taken some responsibility and raised them to be real people […]”. (FB) | “The thing about everyone's right to be who they are has gone too far”. (FL) |
| Aggression: the importance of harsh measures and punishment; intolerance of tolerance. | “Rough! Sometimes only tough love helps […] the time for educative talk is over”. (FL) | “What is needed is tougher punishment, skip the insane penalty discount”. (FL) | “Sterilise the parents at the same time; if they can’t even teach their children what reality looks like, they shouldn’t have any more children!” (FB) |
Authoritarian opinions in two forums on three topics (number of threads)
| Familjeliv | Flashback | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| disorder | shootings | transgender | disorder | shootings | transgender | ||
| Authoritarian opinions | Dominant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 11 |
| Mixed | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| No | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total number of threads | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 12 | |
News references and authoritarian opinions in the threads
| References to news items | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Authoritarian opinions | Dominant | 35 (66%) | 4 (15%) |
| Mixed | 13 (24%) | 16 (62%) | |
| No | 5 (9%) | 6 (23%) | |
| Total | 53 | 26 | |