America is in an authoritarian mood. It won't & shouldn't last long, but for now, people want the strong hand of order.https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/1247706131058667520 …
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Except this ignores consent. I'm following the directives of the fellow citizens I voted into power because I recognize their authority as limited and legitimate, and within bounds that were in law and custom before this disaster. You and I use "authoritarian" very differently.
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We do not have an authoritarian government; on this we agree. It would require sustaining this sort of public mood a lot longer than this to turn America into an authoritarian state. But we are absolutely tolerating things that would be very scary if done at length.
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Of course Tom can’t see the difference between “listen to experts” and “authoritarians are awesome!”. Of course. Of course, authoriatarian obfuscation got us into this mess.
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Actual authoritarian states can & sometimes do give broad power to experts. Imperial Germany let military-planning experts run wild. The Nazis, taking things a step further, empowered doctors in appalling ways.
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