' s ▁naming ▁itself ▁the ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁despite ▁being ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁und em ocr atic ▁reg imes ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁today ". ▁While ▁E ys en ck ▁was ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁Naz ism , ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁fasc ist ▁organizations ▁was ▁more ▁complex . ▁E ys en ck ▁himself ▁l ent ▁theoretical ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁National ▁Party ▁( which ▁also ▁opposed ▁" H it ler ite " ▁Naz ism ) ▁and ▁was ▁interview ed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁issue ▁of ▁their ▁journal ▁The ▁Be acon ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁his ▁controvers ial ▁views ▁on ▁relative ▁intelligence ▁between ▁different ▁races . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁during ▁the ▁interview , ▁E ys en ck ▁was ▁asked ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁he ▁was ▁of ▁Jewish ▁origin ▁before ▁the ▁inter v iewer ▁proceeded . ▁His ▁political ▁alleg ian ces ▁were ▁called ▁into ▁question ▁by ▁other ▁research ers , ▁not ably ▁Steven ▁Rose , ▁who ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁his ▁scientific ▁research ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁political ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁criticism ▁of ▁E ys en ck ' s ▁research ▁ ▁E ys en ck ' s ▁conception ▁of ▁t ough - mind ed ness ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁reasons . ▁ ▁V irt ually ▁no ▁values ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁load ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁t ough / t ender ▁dimension . ▁ ▁The ▁interpretation ▁of ▁t ough - mind ed ness ▁as ▁a ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁" author itar ian " ▁versus ▁tender - mind ed ▁" dem ocr atic " ▁values