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>This is a broad statement and makes me think of how readily people talk about "fascism" and "neo-nazis" nowadays with little regard to whether the people they'
by aphextron 6y ago
>This is a broad statement and makes me think of how readily people talk about "fascism" and "neo-nazis" nowadays with little regard to whether the people they're describing bear any relation to Mussolini or Hitler.
Those were totalitarian states. Authoritarian is general term which can be used to describe any entity engaging in autocratic decision making.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y agoAt least in America, you don't have to be engaged in "political discussion" once you're elected. Or even before for that matter. You're responsible to the Constitution. Once you violate that you're arguably authoritarian. Blind submission to power without regard for protections against it...that's authoritarianism.