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 As such, authoritarianism is a meaningless concept meant to instantly shut down any possible discussion about socialism on the grounds that it might restrict the freedom of a (relatively) privileged class, while greatly expanding the quality of life and opportunities of the exploited majority.
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 Authoritarianism has become something "uncivilised" people do, who only seem to understand power when applied through force—not like the enlightened liberals who understand "civilised" [[soft power]] and ignore the military operations to [[Central Intelligence Agency|assassinate foreign heads of state]] and replace them with [[Comprador|compradors]] their governments have conducted.
 == Counter-examples ==

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 As such, authoritarianism is a meaningless concept meant to instantly shut down any possible discussion about socialism on the grounds that it might restrict the freedom of a (relatively) privileged class, while greatly expanding the quality of life and opportunities of the exploited majority.
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 Authoritarianism has become something "uncivilised" people do, who only seem to understand power when applied through force—not like the enlightened liberals who understand "civilised" [[soft power]] and ignore the military operations to [[Central Intelligence Agency|assassinate foreign heads of state]] and replace them with [[Comprador|compradors]] their governments have conducted.
 == Counter-examples ==

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	[[File:Red Gadsden flag.png\|thumb\|Communist flag mocking the [[Libertarianism\|libertarian]] Gadsden flag]]		[[File:Red Gadsden flag.png\|thumb\|Communist flag mocking the [[Libertarianism\|libertarian]] Gadsden flag]]
	'''Authoritarianism''' is an [[Idealism\|idealist]] and loosely defined concept that is often used by [[Liberalism\|liberals]] (liberalism being the ideology of [[capitalism]]) to demonize both past and present [[Socialism\|socialist states]] and dismiss any argument in support of these states. The term is used by [[Anarchism\|anarchists]] in the same manner as well.		'''"Authoritarianism"''' is an [[Idealism\|idealist]] and loosely defined concept that is often used by [[Liberalism\|liberals]] (liberalism being the ideology of [[capitalism]]) to demonize both past and present [[Socialism\|socialist states]] and dismiss any argument in support of these states. The term is used by [[Anarchism\|anarchists]] in the same manner as well.

	== Bourgeois definition ==		== Bourgeois definition ==

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	* [[Totalitarianism]]		* [[Totalitarianism]]
	* [[Tyrant\|Tyranny]]		* [[Tyrant\|Tyranny]]
			* [[Authoritarian capitalism]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	'''Authoritarianism''' is an [[Idealism\|idealist]] and loosely defined concept that is often used by [[Liberalism\|liberals]] (liberalism being the ideology of capitalism) to demonize both past and present [[Socialism\|socialist states]] and dismiss any argument in support of these states. The term is used by [[Anarchism\|anarchists]] in the same manner as well.		[[File:Red Gadsden flag.png\|thumb\|Communist flag mocking the [[Libertarianism\|libertarian]] Gadsden flag]]
			'''Authoritarianism''' is an [[Idealism\|idealist]] and loosely defined concept that is often used by [[Liberalism\|liberals]] (liberalism being the ideology of [[capitalism]]) to demonize both past and present [[Socialism\|socialist states]] and dismiss any argument in support of these states. The term is used by [[Anarchism\|anarchists]] in the same manner as well.

	== Bourgeois definition ==		== Bourgeois definition ==
	Authoritarianism is defined in the ''Cambridge'' dictionary as "the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom."<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Cambridge dictionary\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/authoritarianism}}</ref> The ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' says that it is, "in politics and government, the blind submission to authority and the repression of individual freedom of thought and action."<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Britannica\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/authoritarianism}}</ref> The ''Collins'' dictionary writes that authoritarianism is "... the belief that people with power, especially the State, have the right to control other people's actions."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=\|newspaper=Collins dictionary\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/authoritarianism}}</ref>		Authoritarianism is defined in the ''Cambridge'' dictionary as "the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom."<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Cambridge dictionary\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/authoritarianism}}</ref> The ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' says that it is, "in politics and government, the blind submission to authority and the repression of individual freedom of thought and action."<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Britannica\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/authoritarianism}}</ref> The ''Collins'' dictionary writes that authoritarianism is "... the belief that people with power, especially the [[State]], have the right to control other people's actions."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=\|newspaper=Collins dictionary\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/authoritarianism}}</ref>

	While different [[Bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] dictionaries give it slightly different definitions, a common thread is that authoritarianism is a state in which personal freedoms are curbed for the benefit of the state.		While different [[Bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] dictionaries give it slightly different definitions, a common thread is that authoritarianism is a state in which personal freedoms are curbed for the benefit of the state.
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	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==
	The usage of the word authoritarianism comes from the fact that during the [[Cold War]], the [[imperial core]] needed something to separate them from and seem like a better alternative than the [[Actually Existing Socialism\|socialist world]]. The concept of personal [[freedom]] was used to this end: it was said that people in the [[West]] lived in the "free world", which was also referred to as the [[first world]] (and socialist states under the [[Warsaw Pact]] forming the [[second world]]). Freedom became paramount, and anything that infringed on any ounce of perceived freedom was denounced as authoritarian and thus inherently undesirable. As Stalin said, however:<blockquote>It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" is enjoyed by an unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot find employment.		The usage of the word authoritarianism comes from the fact that during the [[Cold War]], the [[imperial core]] needed something to separate them from and seem like a better alternative than the [[Actually Existing Socialism\|socialist world]]. The concept of personal [[freedom]] was used to this end: it was said that people in the [[West]] lived in the "free world", which was also referred to as the [[first world]] (and socialist states under the [[Warsaw Pact]] forming the [[second world]]). Freedom became paramount, and anything that infringed on any ounce of perceived freedom was denounced as authoritarian and thus inherently undesirable. As [[Joseph Stalin\|Stalin]] said, however:<blockquote>It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" is enjoyed by an unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot find employment.

	Real liberty can exist only where exploitation has been abolished, where there is no oppression of some by others, where there is no unemployment and poverty, where a man is not haunted by the fear of being tomorrow deprived of work, of home and of bread. Only in such a society is real, and not paper, personal and every other liberty possible.<ref>{{Citation\|author=J. Stalin\|year=1936\|title=Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1936/03/01.htm}}</ref></blockquote>[[Marxism\|Marxists]] recognize that all states wield authority, as do [[Revolution\|revolutions]] (being an inherently authoritarian act, imposing the will of one [[Social class\|class]] onto another class), and will at times tighten that authority, and at other times relax it. For example, authority was tightened in most [[Allies\|Allied]] countries during the [[Second World War\|Second world war]] as censorship and rationing took effect, and a draft was reinstated in countries that previously had abolished compulsory military service, with prison penalties or even sometimes the possibility of execution for dodging it.		Real liberty can exist only where exploitation has been abolished, where there is no oppression of some by others, where there is no unemployment and poverty, where a man is not haunted by the fear of being tomorrow deprived of work, of home and of bread. Only in such a society is real, and not paper, personal and every other liberty possible.<ref>{{Citation\|author=J. Stalin\|year=1936\|title=Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1936/03/01.htm}}</ref></blockquote>[[Marxism\|Marxists]] recognize that all states wield authority, as do [[Revolution\|revolutions]] (being an inherently authoritarian act, imposing the will of one [[Social class\|class]] onto another class), and will at times tighten that authority, and at other times relax it. For example, authority was tightened in most [[Allies\|Allied]] countries during the [[Second World War\|Second world war]] as censorship and rationing took effect, and a draft was reinstated in countries that previously had abolished compulsory military service, with prison penalties or even sometimes the possibility of execution for dodging it.
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	Authoritarianism as understood by liberals and anarchists does not apply to former and current socialist states despite their insistence.		Authoritarianism as understood by liberals and anarchists does not apply to former and current socialist states despite their insistence.
	=== USSR ===		=== USSR ===
	[[File:Main-qimg-a980c7292862c39bb75c559547232dcd-lq.jpg\|alt=Russian village, late 19th century\|thumb\|A Russian village, late 19th century]]The [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] inherited a [[Feudalism\|feudal]] system when it came about in Russia, serfdom having been abolished only 70 years earlier (or around 2 generations). In just two more generations, they went from a rural country prone to famines and poverty to having a robust industry, better labour laws than any capitalist country at the time, as well as allowing women in universities and in positions of government.		[[File:Main-qimg-a980c7292862c39bb75c559547232dcd-lq.jpg\|alt=Russian village, late 19th century\|thumb\|A Russian village, late 19th century]]The [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] inherited a [[Feudalism\|feudal]] system when it came about in Russia, serfdom having been abolished only 70 years earlier (or around two generations). In just two more generations, they went from a rural country prone to famines and poverty to having a robust industry, better labour laws than any capitalist country at the time, as well as allowing women in universities and in positions of government.

	Secondly, the presence of the USSR strengthened the demands of the proletariat in the capitalist world, as the [[bourgeoisie]] feared a similar revolution. It was during the existence of the USSR that the international proletariat received benefits such as health insurance, retirement benefits, the 8-hour workday, and even paid leave.		Secondly, the presence of the USSR strengthened the demands of the proletariat in the capitalist world, as the [[bourgeoisie]] feared a similar revolution. It was during the existence of the USSR that the international proletariat received benefits such as health insurance, retirement benefits, the 8-hour workday, and even paid leave.
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	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Capitalist terminology]]		[[Category:Capitalist terminology]]
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			[[Category:Idealism]]

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	The usage of the word authoritarianism comes from the fact that during the [[Cold War]], the [[imperial core]] needed something to separate them from and seem like a better alternative than the [[Actually Existing Socialism\|socialist world]]. The concept of personal [[freedom]] was used to this end: it was said that people in the [[West]] lived in the "free world", which was also referred to as the [[first world]] (and socialist states under the [[Warsaw Pact]] forming the [[second world]]). Freedom became paramount, and anything that infringed on any ounce of perceived freedom was denounced as authoritarian and thus inherently undesirable. As Stalin said, however:<blockquote>It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" is enjoyed by an unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot find employment.		The usage of the word authoritarianism comes from the fact that during the [[Cold War]], the [[imperial core]] needed something to separate them from and seem like a better alternative than the [[Actually Existing Socialism\|socialist world]]. The concept of personal [[freedom]] was used to this end: it was said that people in the [[West]] lived in the "free world", which was also referred to as the [[first world]] (and socialist states under the [[Warsaw Pact]] forming the [[second world]]). Freedom became paramount, and anything that infringed on any ounce of perceived freedom was denounced as authoritarian and thus inherently undesirable. As Stalin said, however:<blockquote>It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" is enjoyed by an unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot find employment.

	Real liberty can exist only where exploitation has been abolished, where there is no oppression of some by others, where there is no unemployment and poverty, where a man is not haunted by the fear of being tomorrow deprived of work, of home and of bread. Only in such a society is real, and not paper, personal and every other liberty possible.<ref>{{Citation\|author=J. Stalin\|year=1936\|title=Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1936/03/01.htm}}</ref></blockquote>[[Marxism\|Marxists]] recognize that all states wield authority, as do [[Revolution\|revolutions]] (being an inherently authoritarian act, imposing the will of one [[Social class\|class]] onto another class), and will at times tighten that authority, and at other times relax it. For example, authority was tightened in most [[Allies\|Allied]] countries during the [[Second World War\|Second world war]] as censorship and rationing took effect, and a draft was reinstated in countries that previously ~~did not~~ compulsory military service, with prison penalties or even sometimes execution for dodging it.		Real liberty can exist only where exploitation has been abolished, where there is no oppression of some by others, where there is no unemployment and poverty, where a man is not haunted by the fear of being tomorrow deprived of work, of home and of bread. Only in such a society is real, and not paper, personal and every other liberty possible.<ref>{{Citation\|author=J. Stalin\|year=1936\|title=Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1936/03/01.htm}}</ref></blockquote>[[Marxism\|Marxists]] recognize that all states wield authority, as do [[Revolution\|revolutions]] (being an inherently authoritarian act, imposing the will of one [[Social class\|class]] onto another class), and will at times tighten that authority, and at other times relax it. For example, authority was tightened in most [[Allies\|Allied]] countries during the [[Second World War\|Second world war]] as censorship and rationing took effect, and a draft was reinstated in countries that previously had abolished compulsory military service, with prison penalties or even sometimes the possibility of execution for dodging it.

	As such, authoritarianism is a meaningless concept meant to instantly shut down any possible discussion about socialism on the grounds that it might restrict the freedom of a (relatively) privileged class, while greatly expanding the quality of life and opportunities of the exploited majority.		As such, authoritarianism is a meaningless concept meant to instantly shut down any possible discussion about socialism on the grounds that it might restrict the freedom of a (relatively) privileged class, while greatly expanding the quality of life and opportunities of the exploited majority.
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	== Counter-examples ==		== Counter-examples ==
	Authoritarianism as understood by liberals and anarchists does not apply to former and current socialist states despite their insistence.		Authoritarianism as understood by liberals and anarchists does not apply to former and current socialist states despite their insistence.
	~~[[File:Main-qimg-a980c7292862c39bb75c559547232dcd-lq.jpg\|alt=Russian village, late 19th century\|thumb\|A Russian village, late 19th century]]~~

	=== USSR ===		=== USSR ===
	The [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] inherited a [[Feudalism\|feudal]] system when it came about in Russia, serfdom having been abolished only 70 years earlier (or around 2 generations). In just two more generations, they went from a rural country prone to famines and poverty to having a robust industry, better labour laws than any capitalist country at the time, allowing women in universities and in positions of government.		[[File:Main-qimg-a980c7292862c39bb75c559547232dcd-lq.jpg\|alt=Russian village, late 19th century\|thumb\|A Russian village, late 19th century]]The [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] inherited a [[Feudalism\|feudal]] system when it came about in Russia, serfdom having been abolished only 70 years earlier (or around 2 generations). In just two more generations, they went from a rural country prone to famines and poverty to having a robust industry, better labour laws than any capitalist country at the time, as well as allowing women in universities and in positions of government.

	Secondly, the presence of the USSR strengthened the demands of the proletariat in the capitalist world, as the [[bourgeoisie]] feared a similar revolution. It was during the existence of the USSR that the international proletariat received benefits such as health insurance, retirement benefits, the 8-hour workday, and even paid leave.		Secondly, the presence of the USSR strengthened the demands of the proletariat in the capitalist world, as the [[bourgeoisie]] feared a similar revolution. It was during the existence of the USSR that the international proletariat received benefits such as health insurance, retirement benefits, the 8-hour workday, and even paid leave.

	=== People's Republic of China ===		=== People's Republic of China ===
	Compared to the ~~U.S.A.~~ and many other nations, the PRC has a low number of police officers per-capita. The U.S. also has the highest incarceration on earth (both per-capita and in totality, the latter of which being significant since the ~~U.S.A.~~ has ~1/4 of the population of the PRC); the People's Republic of China eradicated [[Poverty\|extreme poverty]] in 2022.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Press release\|newspaper=World Bank\|title=Lifting 800 Million People Out of Poverty\|date=2022-04-01\|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/04/01/lifting-800-million-people-out-of-poverty-new-report-looks-at-lessons-from-china-s-experience}}</ref>		Compared to the USA and many other nations, the PRC has a low number of police officers per-capita. The U.S. also has the highest incarceration on earth (both per-capita and in totality, the latter of which being significant since the USA has ~1/4 of the population of the PRC); the People's Republic of China eradicated [[Poverty\|extreme poverty]] in 2022.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Press release\|newspaper=World Bank\|title=Lifting 800 Million People Out of Poverty\|date=2022-04-01\|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/04/01/lifting-800-million-people-out-of-poverty-new-report-looks-at-lessons-from-china-s-experience}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==
	The usage of the word authoritarianism comes from the fact that during the [[Cold War]], the [[imperial core]] needed something to separate them from and seem like a better alternative than the [[Actually Existing Socialism\|socialist world]]. The concept of personal [[freedom]] was used to this end: it was said that people in the [[West]] lived in the "free world", which was also referred to as the [[first world]] (and socialist states under the [[Warsaw Pact]] forming the [[second world]]). Freedom became paramount, and anything that infringed on any ounce of freedom was denounced as authoritarian and thus inherently undesirable. As Stalin said, however:<blockquote>It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" is enjoyed by an unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot find employment.		The usage of the word authoritarianism comes from the fact that during the [[Cold War]], the [[imperial core]] needed something to separate them from and seem like a better alternative than the [[Actually Existing Socialism\|socialist world]]. The concept of personal [[freedom]] was used to this end: it was said that people in the [[West]] lived in the "free world", which was also referred to as the [[first world]] (and socialist states under the [[Warsaw Pact]] forming the [[second world]]). Freedom became paramount, and anything that infringed on any ounce of perceived freedom was denounced as authoritarian and thus inherently undesirable. As Stalin said, however:<blockquote>It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" is enjoyed by an unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot find employment.

	Real liberty can exist only where exploitation has been abolished, where there is no oppression of some by others, where there is no unemployment and poverty, where a man is not haunted by the fear of being tomorrow deprived of work, of home and of bread. Only in such a society is real, and not paper, personal and every other liberty possible.<ref>{{Citation\|author=J. Stalin\|year=1936\|title=Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1936/03/01.htm}}</ref></blockquote>[[Marxism\|Marxists]] recognize that all states wield authority, as do [[Revolution\|revolutions]] (being an inherently authoritarian act, imposing the will of one [[Social class\|class]] onto another class), and will at times tighten that authority, and at other times relax it. For example, authority was tightened in most [[Allies\|Allied]] countries during the [[Second World War\|Second world war]] as censorship and rationing took effect, and a draft was reinstated in countries that previously did not compulsory military service, with prison penalties or even sometimes execution for dodging it.		Real liberty can exist only where exploitation has been abolished, where there is no oppression of some by others, where there is no unemployment and poverty, where a man is not haunted by the fear of being tomorrow deprived of work, of home and of bread. Only in such a society is real, and not paper, personal and every other liberty possible.<ref>{{Citation\|author=J. Stalin\|year=1936\|title=Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1936/03/01.htm}}</ref></blockquote>[[Marxism\|Marxists]] recognize that all states wield authority, as do [[Revolution\|revolutions]] (being an inherently authoritarian act, imposing the will of one [[Social class\|class]] onto another class), and will at times tighten that authority, and at other times relax it. For example, authority was tightened in most [[Allies\|Allied]] countries during the [[Second World War\|Second world war]] as censorship and rationing took effect, and a draft was reinstated in countries that previously did not compulsory military service, with prison penalties or even sometimes execution for dodging it.

CriticalResist: /* Bourgeois definition */

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	While different [[Bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] dictionaries give it slightly different definitions, a common thread is that authoritarianism is a state in which personal freedoms are curbed for the benefit of the state.		While different [[Bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] dictionaries give it slightly different definitions, a common thread is that authoritarianism is a state in which personal freedoms are curbed for the benefit of the state.

	This lack of a single, precise, objective definition exposes the word's idealist usage, whereby its suitability in regards to a government is based on subjective and personal criteria rather than objective and observable criteria. In other words, if the above definitions of authoritarianism are to be used as presented, then every country in the world would be considered authoritarian because all states restrict freedoms in some aspects.		This lack of a single, precise, objective definition exposes the word's idealist usage, whereby its suitability in regards to a government is based on subjective and personal criteria rather than objective and observable criteria. In other words, if the above definitions of authoritarianism are to be used as presented, then every country in the world would be considered authoritarian because all states restrict freedoms in some aspects (through laws) and require blind submission or strict obedience to authority (it is illegal to disobey the [[police]] or treat them like they treat you).

	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==

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	'''Authoritarianism''' is an [[Idealism\|idealist]] and loosely defined concept that is often used by [[Liberalism\|liberals]] (liberalism being the ideology of capitalism) to demonize both past and present [[Socialism\|socialist states]] and dismiss any argument in support of these states. ~~Authoritarianism~~ is ~~defined~~ as "the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom."<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Cambridge dictionary\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.~~org/dictionary/english/authoritarianism}}</ref>~~		'''Authoritarianism''' is an [[Idealism\|idealist]] and loosely defined concept that is often used by [[Liberalism\|liberals]] (liberalism being the ideology of capitalism) to demonize both past and present [[Socialism\|socialist states]] and dismiss any argument in support of these states. The term is used by [[Anarchism\|anarchists]] in the same manner as well.

	The ~~term~~ is ~~used by~~ [[~~Anarchism~~\|~~anarchists~~]] in the ~~same manner~~ as ~~well~~.		== Bourgeois definition ==
			Authoritarianism is defined in the ''Cambridge'' dictionary as "the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom."<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Cambridge dictionary\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/authoritarianism}}</ref> The ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' says that it is, "in politics and government, the blind submission to authority and the repression of individual freedom of thought and action."<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Britannica\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/authoritarianism}}</ref> The ''Collins'' dictionary writes that authoritarianism is "... the belief that people with power, especially the State, have the right to control other people's actions."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=\|newspaper=Collins dictionary\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/authoritarianism}}</ref>

			While different [[Bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] dictionaries give it slightly different definitions, a common thread is that authoritarianism is a state in which personal freedoms are curbed for the benefit of the state.

			This lack of a single, precise, objective definition exposes the word's idealist usage, whereby its suitability in regards to a government is based on subjective and personal criteria rather than objective and observable criteria. In other words, if the above definitions of authoritarianism are to be used as presented, then every country in the world would be considered authoritarian because all states restrict freedoms in some aspects.

	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==
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	There is increasingly a racist component in the usage of the word authoritarianism, due to the fact that [[People's Republic of China\|China]] is the most prominent socialist state in the world today and a target of vicious slander in the media due to their growing economy that has overtaken the [[United States of America]]'s in terms of GDP (Gross Domestic Product).<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Statistics Times\|title=Comparing United States and China by Economy\|date=2021-05-15\|url=https://statisticstimes.com/economy/united-states-vs-china-economy.php}}</ref>		There is increasingly a racist component in the usage of the word authoritarianism, due to the fact that [[People's Republic of China\|China]] is the most prominent socialist state in the world today and a target of vicious slander in the media due to their growing economy that has overtaken the [[United States of America]]'s in terms of GDP (Gross Domestic Product).<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Statistics Times\|title=Comparing United States and China by Economy\|date=2021-05-15\|url=https://statisticstimes.com/economy/united-states-vs-china-economy.php}}</ref>

	Authoritarianism has become something "uncivilised" people do, who only seem to understand power when applied through force—not like the enlightened liberals who understand soft power and military operations to [[Central Intelligence Agency\|assassinate foreign heads of state]] and replace them with [[Comprador\|compradors]].		Authoritarianism has become something "uncivilised" people do, who only seem to understand power when applied through force—not like the enlightened liberals who understand "civilised" [[soft power]] and ignore the military operations to [[Central Intelligence Agency\|assassinate foreign heads of state]] and replace them with [[Comprador\|compradors]] their governments have conducted.

	== Counter-examples ==		== Counter-examples ==

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	'''Authoritarianism''' is an [[Idealism\|idealist]] and loosely defined concept that is often used by [[Liberalism\|liberals]] (liberalism being the ideology of capitalism) to demonize both past and present [[Socialism\|socialist states]] and dismiss any argument in support of these states. Authoritarianism is defined as "the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom."<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Cambridge dictionary\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/authoritarianism}}</ref>		'''Authoritarianism''' is an [[Idealism\|idealist]] and loosely defined concept that is often used by [[Liberalism\|liberals]] (liberalism being the ideology of capitalism) to demonize both past and present [[Socialism\|socialist states]] and dismiss any argument in support of these states. Authoritarianism is defined as "the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom."<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=Cambridge dictionary\|title=Authoritarianism\|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/authoritarianism}}</ref>

	The term is ~~also~~ used by [[Anarchism\|anarchists]] in the same manner as well.		The term is used by [[Anarchism\|anarchists]] in the same manner as well.

	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==