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"authoritarianism" is just another buzzword used by xenophobic westerners to demonize anti-capitalist countries and the global south in general, while absolving yourselves of brutality and genocide because you have pointless bourgeois elections
lol pfft... imagine claiming authoritarianism isn't real, then look at the source
Authoritarianism is a meaningless term because all governments rely on coercion to maintain their authority and have a monopoly on legalized violence. What matters is which class interests they represent and whether they can be held accountable for those interests. A government that aligns with the interests of the majority is more legitimate than one that claims to be democratic but serves a narrow elite.