Meh. It's a real thing.

A small but not trivial portion of the public immediately lapses into a near-rage at anything that appears to be an authority figure. People seem to grow out of it.

Maybe it's PTSD from poor interactions with past authorities, maybe it's some kind of pack hierarchy hold over, who knows-- but it appears to be a pretty widespread phenomena.

It doesn't stop being real just because the description could also be abused to dismiss someone who has a legitimate complaint about a particular authority.