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Well, there's a fair chance I wasn't talking about you.
Are you a communist, or are you one of the authoritarian worshiping shit-heels that don't deserve the title? Because I thought communism was fundamentally about equity and human dignity -- which means the later needs to be kicked back into the sewers whenever they try to crawl out.
Anyone that fellates or defends authoritarians (or those that aspire to be one) regardless of their "side" can fuck off.
Maybe something was lost in translation, but I don't care if Marx himself descended from the heavens and tattooed that on my forehead: no. Anyone willingly to unquestioningly submit to authority isn't worthy of consideration or respect. Leaders need to be questioned and held to law and decency. My issue is with the people that follow leaders that don't head the will and well being of others.
I'll happily be an "enemy" of anyone that takes issue with that.
Letting liberals write your political theory isn't doing you any favors. I don't give a shit what sect you are, you're no better than a Blairite. All states are maintained through force and that judicial bit is 100% extraneous because, if the judicial branch has observable sway, it will be declared to either be kabuki theater or part of the oligarchy (see: people talking about China's Supreme Court).
So you are basically just saying "undemocratic" but with a pretentious buzzword sanctioned by liberal morons and hucksters.
Here's a fun one though: if that's the only relevant measurement, China does great because it has immense public approval even according to hostile western polling!
So you would therefore need to admit that it wasn't a good fit for the term "authoritarian," right?