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[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

You can't make me tell you.

[-] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

A terribly long winding word, with too many a's and i's and r's.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We know what authoritarianism is.

Do we? A lot of people think it's when one guy controls everything. In reality, autocracies have hella internal dynamics and quite often exercise less control than a democracy would over a given thing as a result. There's also people that think having to take simple measures to avoid spreading plagues is authoritarian, and people who think entirely removing due process isn't.

To actually answer: It depends on context, because it's not really an ideology in itself. It can mean opposing existing autocracies, or it can mean opposing more mechanisms of control, perhaps in the fear it will eventually lead to autocracy. Sometimes it just means whoever wants to not have to do anything.

[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Depends on how you define "opposite". I'm thinking direct democracy or anarchy.

[-] ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Egalitarianism.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

When you get into political words, it's helpful to go read George Orwell.

Politics and the English Language

[-] dyslexicdainbroner@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Pure political bs.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one -2 points 2 weeks ago

Not mutually exclusive. Just extremely rare, for obvious reasons.

[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

What do you mean? Leftism is the even distribution of authority and Rightism is the concentration of authority. Leftism is the polar opposite of authoritarianism by definition.

[-] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Freedom.

A government that works for the people.

A person who is against authoritarianism.

[-] einkorn@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] solrize@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 weeks ago

It's whatever I tell you it is! If you want to be anti-authoritarian, you better get in line!

[-] modernangel@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 weeks ago

The opposite of authoritarian extremism is probably libertarian extremism

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

"The opposite of drowning is asphyxiation"

Nah man, it's being able to breathe.

[-] OneSpectra@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Which of those extremes does most of the population benefit the most from?

[-] quediuspayu@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago

Some sort of obsession for unnecessary words

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