[Saying that there’s no such thing as a state that’s more authoritarian or less authoritarian is denying reality.]
To clarify, that’s not what I said. I said that there is no such thing as a non-authoritarian state because states are authoritarian by nature, not that there aren’t varying degrees of the level of authoritarianism among different states. America is in many ways less authoritarian than the USSR, but it’s still authoritarian nonetheless.
Hmm, I understand what you meant to say now. However, by all common discourse and even the term’s very original definition, the United States isn’t “authoritarian” enough to be considered authoritarian.
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[Saying that there’s no such thing as a state that’s more authoritarian or less authoritarian is denying reality.]
To clarify, that’s not what I said. I said that there is no such thing as a non-authoritarian state because states are authoritarian by nature, not that there aren’t varying degrees of the level of authoritarianism among different states. America is in many ways less authoritarian than the USSR, but it’s still authoritarian nonetheless.
Hmm, I understand what you meant to say now. However, by all common discourse and even the term’s very original definition, the United States isn’t “authoritarian” enough to be considered authoritarian.