Legal Rational authority

Our fascination, even fetish, over this type of authority lends itself to many a joke. Take the Soup Nazi as an example. What kind of restaurateur would assume such strict authority over his patrons down to even the manner in which they order their soup? Do you remember the characters’ abject fear and horror of disappointment as they scooched down the line? Hilarious! I say strongly our society’s connection to this type of authority because it is essentially built around it. Everyone is scared of getting pulled over by the cops because they know that the ensuing ticket is going to mean more than just a piece of paper. Children love to tattle-tale on their counterparts to figures of legal-rational authority. My elementary-school classroom was established by the presence of our regular teacher, and that same classroom seemingly ceased to exist by the presence of a substitute teacher. It just fell apart.