• mitram@lemmy.pt
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    13 hours ago

    I’m not sure I agree with your view.

    Words are commonly misused but they still have meanings. In a society where the will of the majority is ignored in favour of the will of the few I think most people would agree it’s an authoritarian society, it’s usually not that black and white but every society is closer or further from authoritarian

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      In a society where the will of the majority is ignored in favour of the will of the few I think most people would agree it’s an authoritarian society

      Sure. But then the reverse is true, as well. Libertarians call it “mob rule”