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[–] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Countries that do authitarianism become bad, yes. That's exactly how it works, glad you're getting it.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

On some level when you're doing sophistry like this do you understand you're acting real stupid?

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

What's authoritarianism, and how does a country do it?

[–] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Seriously?

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 10 points 5 days ago

Yes, seriously. Liberals love vaguely coded moralisms and ideals, but they never specify what they mean systematically. America is more "authoritarian" by any definition I can conceive due to its hundreds year history of slavery, imperialist war and mass incarceration than any other country on earth

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago

I can't believe anyone would enforce class interests with violence, instead of debating tenants out of houses they're in arrears for. Smh