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A mandate for renewable energy is authoritarian now? What? This is a great initiative.
by shaky 6mo ago
A mandate for renewable energy is authoritarian now? What? This is a great initiative.
- Ancapistani 6mo agoYes, it is.
- Anonasty 6mo agoWhy cannot mandate what they want on their own parking lots? This is not about private properties.
- tbrownaw 6mo agoThe key is in the presence of the word "mandate".
- itsmek 6mo agoAuthoritarianism is a form of government characterized by highly concentrated power, limited political pluralism, and the suppression of dissent, often enforced by a charismatic leader or elite group . A mandate is an authoritative command, order, or authorization to act, typically given by a higher authority, such as voters, a court, or a governing body . So in the sense that a mandate is passed by government, and governments are sometimes authoritarian? If your logic is stronger than that you'll need to explain it to me. I'm not saying Asian countries are not authoritarian, I take no stance on that, I just genuinely don't understand how mandates imply authoritarianism.
- rswail 6mo ago"Mandate" on publicly owned and constructed parking lots? That is, parking lots paid for by government taxes? Why is this mandate a bad idea?
- briandw 6mo agoThe sensibility of a policy and the power dynamics of it’s application are orthogonal.