• distal@lemmy.ml
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    9 hours ago

    Authoritarianism means very little, it’s such a broad term that doesn’t localise the origin of repression. Instead of considering the root of the problem here, which is capitalism/private property, you look at a feature or a phenomenon.

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      5 hours ago

      Meh, there’s some smart people that have come up with a pretty clear understanding of authoritarianism.

      https://theauthoritarians.org/

      But your conclusion is also partly correct, the authoritarian personality is not inherently bad, they must first be weaponized.

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        3 hours ago

        I didn’t say anything about the authoritarian personality and I don’t really care that some people have figured out something they view as being integral to comprehending society. Honestly, I find life under the systems people like Fromm consider least authoritarian, think Sweden in the 70s, to still be be very brutal towards the masses.

        But you know what, I believe your conclusion is also party correct. People with an “authoritarian” streak can be used to guard a worker’s movement.