▲ 591 ▼ Personalized Political Spectrum (lemmy.world) submitted 4 months ago by MTZ@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 249 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Riverside@reddthat.com 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (2 children) authoritarianism is when the government that has real control over things that matter and uses it to control up. when a private citizen kicks you out of their club it's just called a disagreement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Riverside@reddthat.com 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) it's more about power balance. a mod on a forum has no real meaningful power over anything that matters. "the government" is too narrow of a term, but it does need to be a person with power and control over others. right now corporations are the real centers of power in this world. they are largely authoritarian. people saying they don't want to hang out with you is not that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Riverside@reddthat.com -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] deathmetaldawgy@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) Every successful country has to express some level of Authority to maintain its existence. Especially the USSR which, you know, defeated Nazi Germany almost single handedly. Was that them being “tankies”? Another example, Vietnam would look like Gaza city if they didn’t express authority. Same with DPRK aka “north Korea “ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago NOBODY is more Tankie than Stalin and the T-34 But "almost single-handedly?" Come on now, don't be silly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (2 children) authoritarianism is when the government that has real control over things that matter and uses it to control up. when a private citizen kicks you out of their club it's just called a disagreement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Riverside@reddthat.com 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) it's more about power balance. a mod on a forum has no real meaningful power over anything that matters. "the government" is too narrow of a term, but it does need to be a person with power and control over others. right now corporations are the real centers of power in this world. they are largely authoritarian. people saying they don't want to hang out with you is not that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Riverside@reddthat.com -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] deathmetaldawgy@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) Every successful country has to express some level of Authority to maintain its existence. Especially the USSR which, you know, defeated Nazi Germany almost single handedly. Was that them being “tankies”? Another example, Vietnam would look like Gaza city if they didn’t express authority. Same with DPRK aka “north Korea “ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago NOBODY is more Tankie than Stalin and the T-34 But "almost single-handedly?" Come on now, don't be silly permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Riverside@reddthat.com 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) it's more about power balance. a mod on a forum has no real meaningful power over anything that matters. "the government" is too narrow of a term, but it does need to be a person with power and control over others. right now corporations are the real centers of power in this world. they are largely authoritarian. people saying they don't want to hang out with you is not that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Riverside@reddthat.com -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) it's more about power balance. a mod on a forum has no real meaningful power over anything that matters. "the government" is too narrow of a term, but it does need to be a person with power and control over others. right now corporations are the real centers of power in this world. they are largely authoritarian. people saying they don't want to hang out with you is not that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Riverside@reddthat.com -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Riverside@reddthat.com -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deathmetaldawgy@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) Every successful country has to express some level of Authority to maintain its existence. Especially the USSR which, you know, defeated Nazi Germany almost single handedly. Was that them being “tankies”? Another example, Vietnam would look like Gaza city if they didn’t express authority. Same with DPRK aka “north Korea “ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago NOBODY is more Tankie than Stalin and the T-34 But "almost single-handedly?" Come on now, don't be silly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago NOBODY is more Tankie than Stalin and the T-34 But "almost single-handedly?" Come on now, don't be silly permalink fedilink source parent
