"A little populist authoritarianism can be good, if I approve of the policies. History is irrelevant here [or easily ignored]. The principles underlying the C

"A little populist authoritarianism can be good, if I approve of the policies. History is irrelevant here [or easily ignored]. The principles underlying the Constitution are only important, when convenient to my wallet, the prestige of my in-group, or what I think we should do. I don't have to consider those other people that I think are bad or weird, because my in-group is clearly superior."