Signs of Hate and Loyalty
Authoritarians frequently ask citizens to display symbols of identity and loyalty, which represent not only citizens’ submission to these powerful, tyrannical regimes, but also the process by which tyranny gradually gains power by taking over…
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Emergencies
Emergencies represent an opportunity for tyrants, allowing them to turn a democracy into an authoritarian state by seizing power and then never letting go. Whether real or manufactured, emergencies provide “one moment of shock…
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