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Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by godelski on Friday August 28, 2020 @01:00PM (#24307198)
I'm confused about this response. A powerful authority is how you enforce those "equal outcomes." You can have authoritarian left (communism) or authoritarian right (fascism), but both are authoritarian. Let me put it this way: Fascism is authoritarianism but authoritarianism isn't fascism.

Edit: Can someone explain the downvotes? Is the argument that there isn't an authoritarian left? I'm referring to this basic model [0]

[0] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Po...

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Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by john_moscow on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:31AM (#24316352)
Once you have a strong central authority, you are not equal by definition. The stronger and more centralized the power is, the easier it is for the ruling class to pass the status to their kids. So ambitious people won't dream of starting companies and changing the world. Their only route to success will be to join the party ladder and play political games. USSR in a nutshell.
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