03-12-2022, 04:35 AM
(03-11-2022, 10:33 AM)YinYang Wrote: Indeed, so let me be clear, since I see my use of the word "authoritarian" in a political context is causing confusion.
Authoritarianism is a system of government characterized by the rejection of political pluralism and the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo. The silencing of dissidents through imprisonment or death is also common to these regimes. Alexei Navalny in Russia & Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong are recent examples.
So authoritarianism in the meaning of totalitarianism ?
It is helpful to distinguish between politics and administration, although both have the same target to control the people.
The central question is how much administration/government is really needed/senseful for a good life?
This leads to the question of the influence of the needed sovereignty for freedom and the elaboration of free will.