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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Can you be more specific about the type of authoritarianisms you wish to avoid?

Many centrist are closet transphobes and often use the verbage of authoritarianism as a dog whistle.

[โ€“] Faendol 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I definitely get what you mean and I think the idea that you can get away with no censorship is naive. However, they could just as easily be talking about r/conservatives use of conservative only posts and their banning of anyone sharing opposing viewpoints.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I doubt it. Just the word authoritarianism has been mostly co-opted by the ultra right in American colloquialismz.

I don't know of many people on the left in the US that are complaining censorship.

[โ€“] Faendol 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Idk I feel like I've heard loads of media call desantus and trump authoritarian. The don't say gay stuff is definitely censorship. I think the right just has an obsession with calling out BS censorship.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I guess your right. It does it get used by left groups as well. It's just different contexts.

Calling desantus authoritarian is accurate imo.lol

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