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But being authoritarian is still morally abhorrent. You may want to look into what the term "authoritarian" actually means.

• vba616 5y ago
  This is getting meta. You're assuming everybody agrees on an authority that defines the word "authoritarian". But do we?
• Stupulous 5y ago
  Googling "define authoritarian" defines it exactly as I've used it: >favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. So I'll ask that you do a little work and point me at the definition you'd prefer.
  • vanusa 5y ago
    If someone is "authoritarian" that means they are consistently bullying or dominating in some situation with a power structure already in place -- like a boss, or of course a tyrannical head of state. You know, someone like Mussolini or Stalin. These musicians aren't bullies, and they aren't doing anything like that. They're just saying "if your platform presents an image we don't like, or conducts itself in way that appears genuinely harmful to others -- we're not going to lend our credibility to it." That's all. And it is perfectly within their free speech rights to do so.