Smackyroon@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 3 days agoLemmy libs "ChInA iS AUthOriTaRiAn" meanwhile...lemmy.mlimagemessage-square103linkfedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down170
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minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·1 day agoAll countries are authoritarian by definition
minus-squarekshade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down10·1 day agoAuthoritarian doesn’t just mean that there is authority.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoYeah, it means that there’s authority western liberals are opposed to. Authority they like doesn’t count
minus-squareAntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 day agoYeah they also have to be a rival of the US and someone we can be racist at
minus-squarem532@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoBut what else would it mean? There’s three different definitions I know of: A: it’s not a real word B: it’s when authority C: it’s when not ruled by whitey
minus-squareBloomcole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoIt’s for countries whose governments are called regimes
All countries are authoritarian by definition
Authoritarian doesn’t just mean that there is authority.
Yeah, it means that there’s authority western liberals are opposed to. Authority they like doesn’t count
Then what does it mean?
Yeah they also have to be a rival of the US and someone we can be racist at
But what else would it mean? There’s three different definitions I know of:
A: it’s not a real word
B: it’s when authority
C: it’s when not ruled by whitey
It’s for countries whose governments are called regimes