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> Authoritarianism is a direct contradiction with progressiveness. Ever heard about this Lenin guy?

• exceptione 3y ago
  Revolutionary `neq` progressive, especially not in our time. If your read up on Lenin and the Revolution no serious human rights advocate today would vouch for that.
  • shakow 3y ago
    But the early USSR was both authoritarian and progressive, with the suppression of nobility privileges, strong improvements to women's rights, legalization of homosexuality, etc. > no serious human rights advocate today would vouch for that. This is close to a no true Scotsman argument; virtually no older-than-30y.o. political movement would check all the boxes to be qualified as such.
    • exceptione 3y ago
      You are right it had progressive elements and some regressive elements, sure!