I don't believe in the concept of authoritarianism because if one actually studied history, one would understand that most of the time, authoritarian is a label peddled to people who are not cowtowing to capital. Any kind of regulation and/or control of capital gets people the label of "authoritarian."
Honestly, nothing is as authoritarian as capitalism.
If you are worried about Stalin sending some random Nazis to a place that is objectively better than US prisons... I really have to wonder about your commitment against capitalism!
I would say that many American institutions are far more authoritarian than their Chinese (or erstwhile Soviet) counterparts. Authoritarianism is not the opposite of democracy; you can have an elected despot just as much as you can have a usurper despot.
This is why it's important that words have consistent meanings; any inconsistencies will be used by the interests of capital to create inversions.
"If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
Accurate. All governments by definition are authoritarian.
Libs hate it when I point this out. The only people who should be using "Authoritarian" as a critique are anarchists.
I don't believe in the concept of authoritarianism because if one actually studied history, one would understand that most of the time, authoritarian is a label peddled to people who are not cowtowing to capital. Any kind of regulation and/or control of capital gets people the label of "authoritarian."
Honestly, nothing is as authoritarian as capitalism.
If you are worried about Stalin sending some random Nazis to a place that is objectively better than US prisons... I really have to wonder about your commitment against capitalism!
Great effort post. I totally agree.
I would say that many American institutions are far more authoritarian than their Chinese (or erstwhile Soviet) counterparts. Authoritarianism is not the opposite of democracy; you can have an elected despot just as much as you can have a usurper despot.
This is why it's important that words have consistent meanings; any inconsistencies will be used by the interests of capital to create inversions.
"If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
you're staying even after the ama? That's great!
I'll linger... and if there is a dumb q about the usual stuff that I can't resist answering, I answer :).
That's great! You're threads and articles are the best, do you have any good ones on the DPRK?
In the old account I did. I am writing an article about it.. for about 6 months. I am basically missing everything between 1930-1950.
good luck!
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Exactly. That's what Ibn Al Khaldoun said first, although I don't think they had guns back then.