Rise of Authoritarianism
Comments express concerns about the growing prevalence of authoritarianism worldwide, particularly in the US, with debates on its manifestations, risks, and comparisons to other regimes.
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Authoritarianism rarely feels like a switch flipping — it's more like water slowly boiling
Is it just me, or are authoritarian regimes on the rise world-wide?
some people really are just inspired by authoritarian ruleit's the story of our time
If you think the US is immune to authoritarianism...
I think it is relevant to HN users that the US is falling into authoritarianism with seemingly no guardrails to prevent it.
The US will become authoritarian precisely because of thinking and assumptions such as yours.1. Authoritarianism is not a good thing, hard stop.2. The US is not a long way away from authoritarianism. It's one strongman with actual brains away from it.Making consessions like you suggest is precisely how we slip into authoritarianism.
What country isnt descending into authoritarianism these days?
Update authoritarianism is on the march. Please stop.
It's the slow rise of authoritarianism. Seeing people essentially say "please enslave us more" is quite disturbing.
This sort of authoritarian thinking seems to be becoming more popular of late on HN