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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by afpx on Sunday October 18, 2020 @01:28PM (#24819508)
Are you suggesting that any government rules on the individual are authoritarian? I think most would disagree with that.
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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by sethammons on Sunday October 18, 2020 @04:34PM (#24820921)
Well. The definition of authoritarian includes the following:

> favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.

Is that not the definition? Government authority over individual freedom. Am I missing something?

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