PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhy are socialist and communist countries usually considered more authoritarian than capitalist countries?message-squaremessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down120
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareWhy are socialist and communist countries usually considered more authoritarian than capitalist countries?PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squarekralk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down12·2 months agoThis is a good comment, I think. Authoritarianism is defeated with democracy, not economic systems.
minus-squareArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoDemocracy can in essence just be tyranny of the majority, as well. It simply isn’t enough of a safeguard against authoritarianism.
This is a good comment, I think. Authoritarianism is defeated with democracy, not economic systems.
Democracy can in essence just be tyranny of the majority, as well. It simply isn’t enough of a safeguard against authoritarianism.