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I'm not saying that it isn't authoritarian (in my Libertarian book most western countries including the US and most of the supranational EU organisms are author

by joeyspn 10y ago

I'm not saying that it isn't authoritarian (in my Libertarian book most western countries including the US and most of the supranational EU organisms are authoritarian to some degree)... I'm saying that "authoritarian" doesn't equal "dictatorship".

denzil_correa 10y ago
> I'm saying that "authoritarian" doesn't equal "dictatorship". You have a point here. Note - that the index mentions China as an "Authoritarian" regime.
rat87 10y ago
Usually authoritarian - Monarchy = dictatorship Maybe not Iran (Weird partial democracy with clerics ultimately in charge)