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Russia is deeply authoritarian, and built on the oppression of the people by the State and capital. What would you consider authoritarianism to be?
so authoritarian is when capitalist state? that doesn't seem like a useful definition to me
I'm sorry that you find the word 'authoritarian' upsetting, however it does have a commonly agreed upon definition. I personally see no need to pretend otherwise.
oh it does? what is it?
Whether you go by Juan Linz's definition - the origin of the term as used in a political sense - or Bob Altemeyer's later refinement it's clear that Russia fits this label as it was laid out by its originators.
So no, I do not use terminology on the basis of my personal likes or dislikes. I use these terms because they mean something, as laid out by the political theorists who originated them.
So again, I apologize that some words may make you feel itchy, or maybe a little self-conscious. Through, you should note that self-reflection is good, and you shouldn't shun perceivably negative terms because they may (or may not) play into your belief system.
A word has a meaning of how its used. Its used as "a country liberals (white supremacists) don't like" (because it doesn't let its citizens get genocided by the west).
Also Putin is white
Putin is allied with netanyahu. Are ALL lemmists dumb?
Hey, I'm not! It's amusing that authoritarian socialists get accused of excusing authoritarianism under the guise of anti-imperialism, while failing to address the reactionary nature of regimes like Putin's though indeed. Especially to the point of proudly exclaiming that the term 'authoritarianism' has no value in theory or praxis - a dead give away to their true nature, and oddly incapable of owning such a label.
A meaningless, inconsistently applied word born out of a fetish for idealism that is primarily used to deem any state opposed to Western hegemony as irredeemable and worthy of condemnation.
Authoritarianism is when sovereign and not ruled by westerners (according to the way imperialists use the word)
Its a good thing (for us, not for you)
Russia is literally ruled by westerners. Both in a colonial sense (Siberia is a colony), political (they're an oligarchy) and in the geopolitical one.
If their oligarchs don't create wars how else is Lockheed Martin supposed to sell missile?
Putin is literally the tsar.
Russia is definitely ruled by westerner lmao.
The weapon industry need enemies. Ever heard of the 90ies when America coup'ed russia and they starved for 10 years