Will you, at some point, be done asking vague questions about authoritarianism that don’t have a clear and objective answer?
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Submitted 19 hours ago by Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 18 hours ago
Fiction@lemm.ee 18 hours ago
I mean his handle says he’s clinically depressed so he’s probably looking for some validation of his belief system somewhere.
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
In what context? This question is far too vague to give you any sort of useful answer, which I’m guessing you’ve done on purpose. If you want to start an argument just come out and say what you mean instead of trying to bait people with these oversimplified questions that have no real definitive answers.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I can clarify
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Is anything?
The fact exists that rationales against authoritarianism exist and are stronger, IMO, than any argument for it.
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
In theory, authoritarianism is the fastest way to transform a society from one form to another—so it’s rational that regimes that take power based on the promise of rapid social transformation will be drawn to authoritarianism.
But it’s also rational for institutions to try to preserve themselves—which for these authoritarian regimes means preserving the conditions that led to the belief in their necessity, instead of delivering on the promise of transformation that would lead to their dissolution.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Sorry about the autocrat/authoritarian mix up. I rewrote a so many times I forgot the original question. =/