Sentences with phrase «authoritarianism by»

I am particularly pleased to see the apparent birth of resistance to climate change authoritarianism by younger people, as reflected by the young Austrian rapper.

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In terms of a secret agenda for collectivist authoritarianism, I admit a few liberal elites are that depraved — I was myself shocked by the degree to which the leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America, the ones who helped train our current President and whose leader (Michael Harrington) I myself read and admired in the 80s, were open to deception and smear - tactics, as revealed by Stanely Kurtz's Radical in Chief.

How we discharge the duties of citizenship — whether by accepting the creeping authoritarianism of the last two decades, or by raising our voices on behalf of the laws and democratic norms of our country — is a question of moral conscience, suitable for confession, and demanding repentance if we err.

Theology, on the other hand, has truncated its capacity to deal with those important issues it does raise by giving the appearance of authoritarianism or special pleading rather than participating from its own resources in free and open discussion.

The authoritarianism of the mission approach was symbolized by one mission superintendent who paid his workers only fifty cents a week for their work because, as he put it, «that is all they can handle.»

Cynicism and moral anarchism, whether expressed in crimes against persons and property by the dispossessed or in self - interested manipulation by the better - off, are, if I read modern history right, more likely a prelude to authoritarianism if not fascism.

At a moment like this when there doesn't seem to be a lot going right — ascendant authoritarianisms throughout the world; lethal violence by ideological fanatics; feckless responses to both from the democracies — it's good to be reminded that things can be different, and in fact were different, not so very long ago.

What we're facing in this country is an administration characterized by unprecedented levels of authoritarianism, dishonesty, incompetence, and corruption, and a legislative branch unwilling to hold the president accountable.

The authoritarianism, moralism, and legalism of much traditional religion diminishes spiritual awareness by encouraging people to project their own spiritual powers onto deity (thus impoverishing their inner lives), introject self - punishing beliefs that diminish self - other esteem and distort relationships, and retroflex vital assertive and sexual energies, thus blunting their aliveness.

The problem with the «Christ against culture» position is two-fold: first, strong reaction tends to increase the attractiveness of that which is banished; and second, the rejection of many cultural experiences tends to leave persons psychologically involuted, intellectually isolated, and spiritually subject to the pride and authoritarianism generated by any dogmatic and closed system.

It would seem then that the only way to purify our concepts of God of the false authoritarianism which can only sanction a suppression of our natural love of personal freedom, is to accept without reservation the image of the defenseless (but by virtue of that quality, radically powerful and creative) God who withdraws any intrusive presence and thereby opens up the future in which alone human freedom can dwell and find nourishment.

For example, authoritarianism does so by forcing the child to choose between security and autonomy, both of which he needs.

Roger's parents rejected him by their crude authoritarianism, moralism, and success - worship.

The presence of this factor among the parents of the alcoholics was exceeded in frequency only by authoritarianism.

Authoritarianism denies fulfillment of the child's need for unqualified love by making acceptance contingent on obedience.

Also, the rejection of many cultural experiences tends to leave people psychologically involuted, intellectually isolated and spiritually subject to the pride and authoritarianism that are generated by a dogmatic and closed system.

But so too did the repressive authoritarianism of post-Tridentine Catholicism, the emergence of a Catholic ecclesiology inimical to true communitas by its overemphasis on clerical power and centralized authority, and the acceptance into Catholic theology, philosophy, and anthropology of a dualistic Cartesianism every bit as inimical to the medieval intellectual and moral synthesis (if such a thing can be said to have existed) as anything that emerged from Wittenberg or Geneva.

In the late 1990s the Chilean government, once again a democracy, responded to the demands of human rights activists by allowing the villa to be restored and converted into a peace park for quiet reflection on the horrors of authoritarianism.

I hear what you're saying, Jeff, and I agree that a lot of harm has been done and is still being done in the name of authoritarianism disguised as or excused by religion.

Pentecostalism is authoritarian in the sense that it strongly emphasizes obedience, but it is a different kind of authoritarianism than is practiced by the Afro - Brazilian religions, the carnival clubs, and other popular Brazilian associations, which depend on a single leader.

If kids perceive authoritarianism as normal and mainstream, they may be less distressed by it (Dwairy 2004).

Warnings of an encroaching authoritarianism in the region have, until now, quite understandably been overshadowed by the bloodshed and systematic breakdown elsewhere.

In its current ossified form, the British state offers an unpalatable mix of medieval hierarchy and techno - authoritarianism, symbolised in recent weeks by an enthroned Queen Elizabeth II announcing plans to deepen the government's already vast powers of electronic surveillance over her subjects.

The name was selected to make fun of the $ 12 per hour Senate Pub Flak who utilizes so many of the «Big Lie» propaganda techniques used by Joseph Goebbels to promote anti-Semitic views and authoritarianism.

We can judge them by their settled support for global capitalism, inequality, authoritarianism and deception.

Whereas sensible people think «ok, the state needs to go back in its box and respect individual citizens, for example by taking seriously and respecting their individual rights», Blond thinks «hmm, authoritarianism - let's just get rid of rights altogether and encourage Virtue!»

And I'm sort of tempted to say that it's unhelpful to have Blond prattling about authoritarianism: he brings along so much excess baggage that those with genuine concerns in this area are likely to be swamped by his concomitant jibberish.

However, the difficulties they encounter in terms of delivery provide little impetus to steer away from competitive authoritarianism and introduce reforms that would promote democracy by levelling the playing field or improving accountability.

Like Hobbes (whose Leviathan was influenced by the English Civil War), Machiavelli's authoritarianism is undoubtedly influenced by his experience of instability.

In fifth place this week is an article which pointed towards comments made by Alex Salmond about banning «all Donald Trumps» from Scotland and the passing of a law which could see football fans questioned and arrested just for the clothes they are wearing, as evidence that Scotland is drifting towards authoritarianism under the SNP.

Michael Howard was the last person to perform this role, and his speeches were marked by frenzied authoritarianism.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as a brazen display of authoritarianism demonstrated by the President Muhammadu Buhari - led APC Government, the handcuffing of its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh «even when the court is yet to hear his case.»

Policy is determined by the loudest voices, reducing us to a world in which might makes right — the classic definition of authoritarianism.

Several recurring thematic elements are common to a number of Hauff's movies, such as the struggle of an individual against authoritarianism, whether perpetrated by a parent (as in Paule Pauländer (1976)-RRB-, a community (Mathias Kneissl (1970)-RRB-, an institution (Die Verrohung des Franz Blum (The Brutalization of Franz Blum, 1974), or the police and security apparatus of the state or society at large (Stammheim and Knife in the Head).

The script, cowritten by Iannucci with David Schneider, Ian Martin and Peter Fellows, doesn't so much joke about dictatorship as find the very existence of authoritarianism to be one of humanity's sickest, saddest, oldest jokes — a fine distinction, but an important one, because it prevents the film from feeling exploitative, instead lending it the feeling of a lament in which the storyteller laughs so that he won't cry.

Fly me to the moon indeed, though there's a method to Lanthimos's portrait of madness, as it serves as a surreal portrait of corrupting power, of the malleability of the young and the authoritarianism of their elders, of the incestuousness of familial bonds (here epitomized by the son's eventual coupling with his sister), and finally, of the rotten underbelly of the middle - class unit.

Intolerance and authoritarianism appear, by some measures, on the rise both at home and abroad.

Public sector unions are also the facilitators of authoritarianism, because every new law and every new intrusion on civil liberties is accompanied by a need for more unionized government workers.

«Bauhaus, Dessau,» taken from a photograph taken by the artist of a stairway in the Weimar - era school with the human figures entirely removed, serves as a chilling reminder of the effects of authoritarianism, globalism, right - wing populism and what the gallery calls «the locusts of power.»

Corris: Well, the ideal of communism has been, for some, entirely discredited by its historical association with authoritarianism; so it's off the radar politically.

And even if authoritarianism is put in place by consent or through acquiescence then everyone has to consider how likely it is to be helpful based on historical precedent.

Last time I checked over 75,000 people read that article and there was even a publication put out by one of the lobby groups entitled «Why You Should Have a Screening Mammogram» (and avoid reading garbage on the internet) that was a point by point refutation of my position without acknowledging my article based on both smearing me and authoritarianisms like «only read peer reviewed article in reputable journals».

While the Paris Agreement and the neo-liberal global consensus certainly falls far short of meaningfully addressing the current climate crisis, the rising authoritarianism and denial of climate science exhibited by the Trump administration embodies an even more dangerous direction.

But he has nonetheless found himself «really shocked by the sheer authoritarianism of those who would have excluded from the debate the point of view of people who were climate - change deniers».

The political establishment's absorption of environmentalism allows it to substantially lower the standard by which it is measured, and gives authoritarianism a legitimising basis.

With regards to climate change, I agree with George Brandis who is shocked by the «authoritarianism» with which some proponents of climate change exclude alternative viewpoints.

Strategic Use of the Rebellious Urge What worries me more, however, is the deliberate attempts by vested interests to frame the environmental debate in terms of freedom versus responsibility, or authoritarianism versus liberty.