A high school valedictorian's speech was terminated by cutting off the microphone when he criticized in a general way some of the school's personnel.

He said the opposite of what he meant to say, by using the wrong word "authoritative" when he should have said "authoritarian". However, everyone understood the intended meaning.

What shocks me most is the comments that rebuke him for his mild criticism of the school authorities. Is this a sample of the authoritarian follower personality?