Uh, guys...
Remember that I'm talking about "liberals" and "authoritarians" in terms of Batty Bob's questionnaire, which is supposedly designed to identify certain "authoritarian personality traits," namely the following:
Authoritarian followers usually support the established authorities in their
society, such as government officials and traditional religious leaders. Such people
have historically been the “proper” authorities in life, the time-honored, entitled,
customary leaders, and that means a lot to most authoritarians. Psychologically these
followers have personalities featuring:
1) a high degree of submission to the established, legitimate authorities in
their society;
2) high levels of aggression in the name of their authorities; and
3) a high level of conventionalism.
Now, I'm arguing that a self-identified "liberal" who scores very low on the RWA scale could nevertheless exhibit the above characteristics under certain circumstances not simulated by the test questions, and one example of such circumstances can be found in the authoritarian culture of the corporate world. You seem to be taking issue with this claim, but I cannot see anything controversial about it. If we consider the three traits one by one, we can see that they fit in seamlessly with the requirements of employment in any large for-profit corporation:
1) Employment in a company requires integration into the organizational hierarchy and absolute submission to the authority of your superiors. The exploitative capitalist arrangement wherein the owners of the company appropriate the surplus value of your work is regarded as the "proper" and "time-honored" way to do things. The worker gets paid according to the proper market value of his contribution, and the profits belong to the shareholders rather than the employees. You are not allowed to question these basic principles, and if you do, your employment will be terminated.
2) It is not enough to only maintain your own loyalty towards the company – you are also expected to police the behaviour of your co-workers and report all possible deviations to your superiors. If you are employed in middle management, you are personally responsible for the productivity of your inferiors and the smooth operation of the organization from your position downwards. If the management demands aggression towards a particular employee for a lack of productivity, you must comply or your own job is in peril. The enemies of the company must be punished – that is the proper way to do things. Also, keep in mind that since the company is now your primary in-group, the rest of the world belongs automatically in the out-group as long as you are on their payroll. This includes malnourished children in Bangladeshi sweatshops as well as fat judges in federal courtrooms. The laws of society mean nothing within the walls of the corporation – there is only loyalty to your superiors and servitude to your paycheck.
3) Although all co-workers are essentially enemies and competitors in the company structure, the continued smooth operation of the system also requires co-operation among the employees. Maintaining a co-operative environment is facilitated by authoritarian group cohesion, also known as "team spirit" in consult-speak. In other words, absolute conformity and conventionality is required from each and every employee, and the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. It is very important that all workers "fit in" with the company culture, and optimally the misfits who cannot stomach the right and proper ways should be winnowed out during the hiring process. If a maladjusted miscreant does make it in by chance, it is possible to pare them down to size by way of company picnics, casual fridays, and workplace bullying. If that does not help, firing is always an option. Unproductive personalities must be nipped in the bud.
...there, hopefully these examples clarified things for a little.