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[-] BigNote@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

"I hereby appoint myself the final arbiter of all terms and definitions!"

All you guys do this, for obvious reasons.

In this context, in political science, "authoritarian" does in fact have a very specific and well-defined meaning. Pretending otherwise just excludes yourself from the conversation. Maybe that's for the best.

[-] Babs@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Which governments aren't authoritarian then?

[-] BigNote@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

As if Hobbes' Leviathan isn't a thing. Thanks, but no thanks. This is a pedestrian understanding of reality, and one with which I have zero desire to engage.

Good day.

[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

What definition is that? In what way is any western nation not authoritarian by your metric? Enlighten us

[-] BigNote@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

If you have to ask...

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