Saturday, November 2, 2024

A reference on Authoritarianism

 

The link to this page was in a Washington Post op-ed by the esteemed and remarkable Jennifer Rubin, entitled "How JD Vance underlined Trump's worst vulnerabilities". 

Authoritarianism, explained

It's very good. Now, I'm not sure how I can spread this more widely, because my blog is not widely read (if it's read at all), but if I could spread it more in the mediasphere, I would.

What caught my eye was the quote that Rubin used:

“The goal is not always to sell a lie, but instead to undermine the notion that anything in particular is true.”

If you're wondering, here's the seven tactics of authoritarians:

  1. Politicizing independent institutions
  2. Spreading disinformation
  3. Aggrandizing executive power
  4. Quashing dissent
  5. Scapegoating vulnerable communities
  6. Corrupting elections
  7. Stoking violence

Remind you of anyone?

Let's hope America goes the right way.





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