Also, "authoritarian" is defined as: > favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom This currently describes a lot

Also, "authoritarian" is defined as: > favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom This currently describes a lot of European countries. The proponents will make the argument that this is only "temporary authoritarianism" in the pursuit of "safety", but we've seen how that works out before.