Methinks you are confusing figureheads
with authoritarianism.
The real fear, and it tends to be highly correlated (studies keep showing, anyway) with strong «conservatism» and even more,
with authoritarianism (at least libertarians, once they get a great grasp of the facts, if not zealots, can start to change their perspective on CC) is both fear of change, and fear of a wildly myopically presumed macroeconomic harm.
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.
Well, you have to remember that Putin's rule is fraught
with authoritarianism and extreme corruption.
The repeated efforts of Christian thinkers to avoid the association of faith
with that authoritarianism have been only partly successful.
What is particularly interesting, though, is the connection drawn between astrology
with authoritarianism, fascism and modern capitalism (remember that this was in the aftermath of WWII and the Holocaust).
Not exact matches
Hence the CEO can decry
authoritarianism in a speech for Ivy League students, despite leading a company that has shut down Russian dissidents and toyed
with building censorship tools for China's government.
Overall, concluded political scientist Yun - han Chu, who studied Asian Barometer surveys about East Asians» commitment to democracy, «
authoritarianism remains a fierce competitor of democracy in East Asia,» in no small part because of the influence of China's ability to foster economic success without real political change, providing an alternative model that is clearly visible to other East Asians, who travel to China, work
with Chinese companies, buy Chinese products, and host Chinese officials.
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.
Do we automatically associate an education in the virtues
with repressive
authoritarianism?
Trump will have to contend
with a segment of Republicans who despise (and seek to resist) aggressive
authoritarianism regardless of the source.
When every day brings
with it another startling act of
authoritarianism or oppression, it's hard to catch your breath long enough to think of something worthwhile to say.
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.
He is still saddled
with the traditional image of preaching
with its clearly discernible
authoritarianism being communicated nonverbally not only in voice and manner but also in the form and movement of his sermon.
Thousands are restless and dissatisfied
with the aridity of exclusivism and
authoritarianism.
This opposition stems from the negative experiences he had made
with hierarchical structures in society and the church, structures that suppress, in their harsh
authoritarianism, creativity, autonomy and criticism.
With them, he opposes every form of «dogmatic mythology, «12 political or ecclesiastical
authoritarianism, intellectual obscurantism or false consciousness.
I struggled for years
with issues like birth control,
authoritarianism, misogyny, & c. Raised my sons in the faith but they've both chosen secularism and I too am unchurched and happier now.
He wanted the Church's bishops to follow the lead of Vatican II and see themselves first and foremost as teachers and sanctifiers; but he not infrequently appointed bishops
with a tendency to liberal
authoritarianism to key positions in their respective countries,
with grave effects on episcopal leadership throughout the world.
As Tocqueville pointed out so clearly, emphasis on individual interest
with no ethical or moral restraint so each is «shut up in the solitude of his own heart «13 is the road to a new despotism, perhaps far harsher than traditional
authoritarianism.13
If the actual life of a community whose whole reason for being is to witness to the coming of God's Kingdom is itself deeply flawed
with unjust practices (lack of due process, sexism,
authoritarianism), then it can hardly witness effectively to history's own hope.
On the one hand,
authoritarianism has been linked
with poorer school performance in Beijing (Chen et al 1997) and Taiwan (Pong et al 2010).
Indiscriminate and extrajudicial punishment of citizens you disagree
with does not lead anywhere good, it is a main tenet of oppression and
authoritarianism.
Perhaps in hindsight, it was not a good move for the European Union, as there are signs
with the rise of
authoritarianism in Hungary that European Union expansion may have occurred too quickly, and the criteria should have been applied more closely.
Not to be outdone, David Remnick in the New Yorker weighed in
with «The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at home and abroad, of nativism,
authoritarianism, misogyny, and racism.
and the argument that «the Labour party's final abandonment of the «politics of conscience», of the protest tradition, and its full transformation into a party of executive
authoritarianism» much overstated and, in my view, wrong - though others inside and outside the party might particularly agree
with you.
The challenge to Compass is that they have a general political position of being strongly opposed to «
authoritarianism», but whether they can contentfully come up
with proposals (beyond eg «drop ID cards») in this area, as well as in economic policy, public services, etc..
So, how exactly does Ba'athism compare
with movements like Integralism, Fascism, National - Socialism, National - Solidarism, Juche, Maoism, Stalinism and / or other movements that promote
Authoritarianism and / or a one - party state in combination
with Socialist principles and Nationalist principles?
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.
In many ways, this
authoritarianism runs
with the grain of New Labour's elitism and its managerialist, technocratic conception of politics as something that well - intentioned elites do to and for the people.
Ekweremadu who stressed the need for the All Progressives Congress, APC led government to be cautious against the trampling of the opposition and total disregard for the rule of law in the guise of anti-corruption war, said that
with this development, the country was fast descending into
authoritarianism, adding that it spells doom on the nation's democracy.
We have got to be very clear... This concept of a sort of new
authoritarianism, I think, is a real risk in the world as a whole, but again the best way of dealing
with that is to respond to those people who want some authority and order.
In our home page we demolished the myth that
authoritarianism is necessarily «right wing»,
with the examples of Robert Mugabe, Pol Pot and Stalin.
«I'm not denying that there is a chunk of people who turned to the Liberal Democrats at the height of Blair's
authoritarianism and his fascination
with Bush and Cheney and said «Ha, these Liberal Democrats, they're the leftwing party I want.
Clearly there is a chunk of people who, I totally understand, turned to the Liberal Democrats at the height of [Tony] Blair's
authoritarianism and his fascination
with [George] Bush and [Dick] Cheney].
I couldn't agree more
with your editorial in reference to «New York: Welcome to the state of
authoritarianism.»
The researchers found that the IWAH was stable over time, distinct from a general empathy and tendency to identify
with others, and was more than the mere absence of
authoritarianism, social dominance and ethnocentrism.
This was turned into an «
authoritarianism» score: if you scored high you were more likely to agree
with the statement.
Compared
with other cues, such as the thought of seeing something disgusting, it was a high disgust - response to the thought of body odours that most strongly predicted if a person would rate highly for
authoritarianism (Royal Society Open Science, DOI: 10.1098 / rsos.171091).
The film doesn't assume a polemical position regarding the death penalty — either for or against — though in the context of Singaporean
authoritarianism it probably would have been banned,
with writer - director Boo Junfeng imprisoned, had it taken an explicitly abolitionist stance.
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.
The more dynamic and textured «Dogs» sees Anderson telling a timely tale of
authoritarianism and insurrection
with his signature opulence.
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«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.»
«What might have seemed cartoony or fun at first,» Mr. Deitch said, has grown into «something serious that feels especially relevant today —
with a very important message about an encroaching
authoritarianism.»
His works often call into question issues of police violence and
authoritarianism exercised against youth and communities of color, as well as highlight vernacular language, architecture, and food culture associated
with the urban lexicon.
Authoritarianism has a lot to do
with the denial side of things, but I don't think that is the only thing.
Some people subscribe to the New York shouting match school of communication,
with its insults,
authoritarianism and aggression.
The real issue is whether humans can arrive at a sustainable long term accommodation
with the planet voluntarily and consensually (Democracy) or whether it must be imposed at the direction of high minded individuals who are better than, or know more than, everyone else (
Authoritarianism).