#Authoritarianism

Sir Humphrey

bdquinn

I ran into a few people who found as being a bit extreme the view I hold that gerrymandering is on the authoritarian spectrum. Well, it is authoritarian in its

Roya Hakakian

RoyaTheWriter

1) I’m a proud signatory of #theLetter published in #Harpers, calling for justice and open debate. Some have dismissed it as a statement by a “privileged” few. The term privileged

John Hayward

Doc_0

Time once again to emphasize the differences between totalitarianism, authoritarianism, and fascism. They're often used as synonyms but they are different, although they do tend to lead to each other.

Sarah Kendzior

sarahkendzior

Kendzior: "Did the US win the Cold War?"Snyder: "Oligarchy won the Cold War. Americans did not win the Cold War. The post-Soviet oligarchy won the break-up of the USSR, and

Andrew Rei

AndrewRei15

Thread 1/ From what I've seen online lately, I need to debunk some BS about Authoritarianism & its four yucky "flavors"...Authoritarianism is the umbrella term that covers four types of

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

(Thread) How the GOP evolved from the Party of Lincoln to the Party of the KKK.This is the final part: How the GOP went from a Conservative Party to an

Ruth Ben-Ghiat

ruthbenghiat

Thread. Of the 14 essays I published in 2020 (along with #Strongmen), I highlight this June @CNN piece about Trump's efforts to make journalists political enemies. My greatest thanks to

Chris Arnade 🐢

Chris_arnade

What has been happening over last 20 yrs or so, is the slow erosion of Public Trust, that weird invisible force that holds communities, societies, & nations together. But now

Eric Knowles

eric_knowles

This exchange between @EricLevitz and @jbouie neatly encapsulates the struggle I'm having regarding people like Ashli Babbit—the woman shot to death at the Capitol yesterday.1/https://twitter.com/EricLevitz/status/1347544936070180867

büzinga

homo_troglodyte

We need a constitution in this country, people should have absolute autonomy from the state, who should not have any say over how people live their lives. The state should

Max Berger

maxberger

Multiracial democracy in America in only about 55 years old. The fight we're having right now is about whether we will allow political equality as we transition from a white

The Rational Walk

rationalwalk

You cannot have freedom without a large majority of citizens who take responsibility for themselves and consider it a matter of honor to not impose costs/externalities on others. If the

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

New piece. Hear me out. What if Xi Jinping didn't even *know* of key details of the coronavirus outbreak until it was too late? What if his authoritarian blindspot was

Brian Stelter

brianstelter

This is a thread about Trump's "delay" tweet, democratic backsliding, and the importance of believing your own eyes & ears. It begins on Sunday, January 22, 2017, the first weekend

Michael McFaul

McFaul

Autocrats fall and democracies emerge in many different ways. No one model. Splits in ancien regime usually critical. So too are peaceful mass protests. External actors can play negative and

Unite in justice for the poor & oppressed

BreeNewsome

Unmarked federal forces being deployed by a president to cities where he isn’t popular is not a “political stunt”, IT’S FASCISM. It’s the actions of a dictator. Even describing it

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