> Authoritarian is what westerners don't like. They see it as an evil.

Sadly, the recent election shows otherwise for a lot of Americans.

I always laugh a bit at comments like this. Trump is pompous and certainly admires authoritarians, but you Americans have no idea what a real authoritarian tyrant looks like.

It's weird that you want to compete, but ok, here's your gold in the suffering Olympics.

It is seemingly great to achieve societal progress and modern living conditions, but the individuality and freedom of the individual suffers.

Depends. Do you go out to protest and talk about social issues on the regular? If not and you live a normal life like most people, then you're generally not effected by this.