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Re:Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance (2... by idiotsecant on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @10:37PM (#43021595)
It's telling that the Overton window has shifted far enough that the very idea of resisting authoritarianism is 'political'...
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Re:Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance (2... by Panoramix on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @11:04PM (#43021763)
It's the implication that the current government is authoritarian which is political
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Re:Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance (2... by DavidPiper on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @11:17PM (#43021829)
"Left" and "Right" are luxuries of democratic societies.

Pro-democracy and anti-democracy is another axis entirely.

Both are political comparisons, but they are not the same thing.

The implication of the article is that we will only discover whether the current government is authoritarian based on how it handles social resistance.

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Re:Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance (2... by intended on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @12:36AM (#43022235)
Everything is political once everyone is a broadcaster.
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Re:Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance (2... by johnnyanmac on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @01:16PM (#43028071)
Note the (2017) in the title.
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Re:Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance (2... by idiotsecant on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @03:28PM (#43029427)
Oh? Did someone say that somewhere? Should I start assuming that my feelings about things are what makes them political?
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Re:Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance (2... by heavensteeth on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @11:07PM (#43021781)
What is authoritarianism but politics?
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Re:Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance (2... by SpicyLemonZest on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @11:07PM (#43021780)
How could resisting a political system ever have not been political? I'm endlessly confused by how people use the term "political" these days. Is there some new definition I'm not familiar with?
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